June 11, 2009
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sorrow and joy…
so, that 3rd thought i had was about the amazing testimonies of andrew and grace mark.
(http://graceandrew.blogspot.com) this was back in february when he passed and i was greatly
effected by everything that happened which was/is chronicled on their blog. i briefly met them
when they visited ibc, but through their blog, i became so invested that i wished there was
something -anything- we could do to keep him alive and there for his family.but as time waned, i realized that God had a different plan for him and all we know right now
was that He desired him to be with Him. circumstances don’t always go the way we want them
to go…doesn’t mean that God is any less loving or any less powerful or in control. it just reveals
to me how insignificant i am, how great He is and how He has a plan that i won’t always understand,
but that i can trust fully.tonight, i’ve somehow stumbled onto different blogs regarding this sorrow and joy.
first, i found this entry: http://thepipers.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/my-favorite-grief-song/
it caught my attention because i love sandra mccracken and her music. i’ve actually been listening
to her latest live album constantly. molly piper is the one who mentions sorrow and joy in the
entry before this one, i believe.second, grace mark posted an entry on their blog: http://graceandrew.blogspot.com
i appreciate her honesty. i can’t even imagine the difficulty, but am confident in the God of all Comfort
who helps us in our times of need.lastly, from the girltalk blog, they had a link to this site: http://deathisnotdying.com/
it’s about a lady named rachel barkey…
“Rachel Barkey has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rachel is a wife, a mother of two children, and she is not expected to live to see her 38th birthday.”
“On March 4, 2009, what started out as a speaking engagement for 40 women from her church, blossomed into an event attended by over 600 women.”
i’m still trying to listen to it all…on the site there is a video and audio link.check it out and be amazed at the work of God in the lives of these women.