Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Sitting Down


I've been trying to come up with something fun and exciting to blog about for the last several days. But I'm pulling a complete blank. My lack of creativity is due partly to the fact that we're in full-fledged summer mode (i.e. we're outside from dawn 'til dusk playing and working so hard that I'm too tired at the end of the day to do much more than fall asleep standing up in the shower). But I think I'm mostly having a hard time blogging because it's been a very difficult week. Twice in the past few days Aaron has said, "Honey, I have some bad news." And when I asked, "Do I need to sit down?" he answered, "I think so." That's never a good sign.

I don't feel at liberty to share what we, our family, and our friends have been going through because they're not my stories to tell, but prayer would be appreciated all the same. At this point, everything could work out okay, or the next few months could be unbearably difficult. Either way, I'll pull myself together and write more soon.

Have a lovely week.

9 comments:

  1. "prayer would be appreciated."

    You've got it.

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  2. I will certainly pray for you and your loved ones.

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  3. I will pray. As a side, I just got your book in the mail. Woo Hoo. Excited to read!
    ~ Wendy

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  4. Thank you so much. One of our issues came to a physical conclusion today... My cousin, who is and always has been a sister to me, gave birth to a perfect, stillborn baby boy this morning. We are grieving this loss that brings back so many bad memories in our own life. And yet, even in the midst of loss God is good. They named him Justice. Isn't that perfectly paradoxical? Life through death, joy through sorrow... God is indeed good.

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  5. My heart is with them and your family as well. My eyes are stung with tears. Sending thoughts of love!
    ~ Wendy

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  6. My prayers and heart are with you and your family, Nicole. I can't imagine... I pray God holds your cousin through her grief so tightly that she is filled with a peace that truly surpasses all understanding. One day she'll be reunited with baby Justice in heaven. I pray God would be her comfort until that day comes.

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  7. Father I come to you right now for Nicole and her family. You know what is it that they have need of. May your peace flood their hearts and lives and give them the wisdom they need. Encourage and uplift and answer their prayers. In Jesus name, Amen
    What is spaghetti bolognese? My husband loves Italian foods and especially spaghetti.

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  8. Thanks so much for all your prayers. They mean the world to me. This past week has been a hard one... we dealt with the terminal illness of a good friend's mother, a stillborn baby, and a child who has just been diagnosed with cancer. Argh. But we're mending (and dealing) and God is good, all the time.

    As for bolognese, I'll post the recipe this week. Thanks for giving me something to blog about. :)

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