Happy Birthday, Dad

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Dad, today is your birthday and it saddens my heart that I can't wrap my arms around you and tell you happy birthday in person. It saddens my heart that I can't celebrate your birthday with you! But today Dad, my birthday gift to you is a small token of my love for you. Today for your birthday I will bless you with the words, I forgive you.

Heavy Heart

Her heart thudded against the walls that enclosed it. The first thud was pure anger. The second thud was disbelief. The third thud was concern. Why do people choose to do these things? Where is God when these horrible things are happening? These small children woke up for a normal day of school. Little did they know that today would turn out to be a day that would change their lives and their families lives forever. Why someone chose to walk into that school and start shooting is beyond me! But I do know that my heart is heavy! All I want to do is wrap those children in my arms and hold them until everything is over. I want to take their pain away. Why can't I take their pain away? I don't like to know other people are hurting! It doesn't seem fair that these poor little ones have to go through something so traumatizing.  Today I don't feel like I should smile or laugh or have fun while others are going through something so major. How do we go on when so many are hurting? I struggle with that question. Why should I go on in live when so any others live seem to have stopped due to pain? I have learned that I can't fix everyone's pain. I can't make things go away for them. But I can pray for them. Often it seems like such a small thing but I know for a fact that when people tell me they are praying for my family it makes the world of a difference. So today lets come together in prayer. Every small prayer counts. Pray for the family's who have lost loved ones. Pray for healing for those who are injured. Most of all pray for those who were affected. Pray that this will not allow them to become bitter but that it would draw them to the Lord. Pray that over Christmas they would feel Jesus holding them! Pray makes a difference!