Today marks 365 days since my daddy has been absent from the body and present with the Lord. Not a moment in every one has passed without missing him. Hes in every thought and in all I do. I thanked the Lord each of them for the 21 years I was given with him and every lesson and every truth he taught me. I thanked Him for the gift of living under his roof my entire life, learning from his example of a devoted servant in faithful service to Christ, as I witnessed daddy rejoicing in the God of his salvation even unto the brutal end. I thanked Jesus for the gift of being known as Randys daughter. I loved that man...so much. He was my best friend. No words can describe how precious he was to me or how I treasure what we shared. He sure knew how to make a person feel loved. If you knew him, you know exactly what I mean. In this last year, living under the shadow of death I have hurt more then I knew possible, but have rejoiced in the gospel of Christ more then ever before. In my utter weakness I have seen His strength anew. Broken, I witness His power. Grieving, I feel His comfort. And lost, Ive learned to seek His light more earnestly and love His word all the more. Often, tasting something bitter enables you to truly feast on what is sweet. As the pain has not lessened nor the ache of missing his presence in my life or the anguish of watching my precious mother and her small children grieve his loss gone away, I am thankful for the long days and the dark nights He has sustained us with His grace. I stand in humble awe of it. Most of the days this year, Ive told the Lord I couldnt face another one, but if He held my hand I would try. Not one did He leave me or cease to grant grace sufficient for that day and all it held. In all I still fail to understand in what my Savior deemed best for our family, in this I am more confident then ever, The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble and knoweth those who trust in Him. Nah 1:7 Truly, He is faithful that promised. Heb 10:23 Because He is so good, I long to spend eternity with Him...and I count the days til I join both my fathers! Today, Im 365 closer.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:41:41 +0000
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