Looking at life through the big picture

With all that is going on for our family right now it is so important to stay focused on the BIG PICTURE. Through a lot of the hard times in my own life; Nick's brain surgeries and his and our struggles with his disabilities, my parents divorce, my dad and grandfather's deaths, Matthew's birth and hard situations, Steve's deployment, my sister and brothers health struggles, and now this trial of Steve's mom... I, in my human flesh and weakness come to the inevitable questions like anyone else, like WHY? Why God? Why me? Why now? What did they or myself do to deserve this? I get to the pit, I get overwhelemed and broken... then I fall to my knees and find my answer. I hear that still, small voice of the Lord, telling me that HE HAS A PLAN. God is in control, he is still God and He tells me to trust and lean on Him. HE gives us the strength, HE gives us the power to stand up under it, to keep going when we feel like we cannot keep going another step. I don't have that power or strength within myself, without HIM I won't make it, I won't come out on top, I won't gain Godly character... "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" Phillipians 4:13, that is the mantra of these days. If you are going through a hard time, anytime... remember that verse. Repeat it, cling to it! And another note to my friends and family; when you are going through a hard time, reach out, ask for help! And when we as the stronger person receives that, we need to help that person, call them, write them, just listen.
Yesterday I had TBN on the tv, listening to Pastor Joel Osteen, what a great preacher! Another preacher came on and it was really inspiring also, I don't know his name. It seems that a lot of people are going through hard stuff, they really were relating it all to the Massacre at Virginia Tech, what a tragedy and so sad. But what I wanted to say was we all are going to go through something hard... have been through a hard thing or are going through one right now. I pray for God's peace and his grace in your lives. God bless... I just wanted to write to you all what was on my heart at this time.

I wanted to share this picture too... check out Matthew looking up to the sky! Makes me think that he is praising God for the sun, the weather, for his cousin Julius sitting there with him! We need to choose to look at the good stuff, help others around us when they are going through their hard thing and love life! Thank you to all of you for YOUR support to our family through this difficult time with Steve's mom, with her health, we appreciate it more than words can say! Love you all!