Have you ever had a loved one leave–forever? I mean as they have passed from this life.
Your heart is broken. The first birthday, the first Christmas, Thanksgiving are so difficult. Your heart is broken and yet you put on a smile and try to “make it” through.
Our Lord never said life would be easy. He just promised He would always be with us.
My Dad was a massive stroke patient for ten years. My mother and I were his main care givers. I will probably share more about this time later on.
But, I want to share a “hug from heaven.” God says in His Word that “I AM”. He is whatever we need. He is all we need.
Let me back up in junior high, I was an avid ping pong player and wanted my own ping pong table. I asked my Dad if I could save up money if i could buy one. He was so gracious and said we could order one and I could pay him back.
Each week, I would work and do odd jobs and each Saturday I would make a payment and pay down my debt. We had it marked on the calendar and we watched it get lower and lower. I was much more concerned about paying my debt than what my Dad was. That is just the way good Daddy’s are. 🙂
I finally got down to owing the last twenty dollars and my Dad said it was paid in full and didn’t want any more payments.
One year after my Dad passed away, I was having a very difficult time. It was “the first”. My family decided to go to Walmart. As usual, my girls wanted to look at the toys and my hubby wwanted to look at the sports section. I was just looking at anything when guess what I saw. It was a PING PONG table and guess what the price was!!! It was on CLEARANCE for only $20.00. HUG FROM HEAVEN!!!
You see God was being my “Heavenly Father” and giving me a hug that gave me peace that money can not buy.
Walking in Sonlight 