http://www.thegracetogrieve.com/i-saw-jesus-2/ The Hope to Live Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 http://www.thegracetogrieve.com/i-saw-jesus-2/#comment-2740 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:23:19 +0000 http://gracetogrieve.com/i-saw-jesus-2/#comment-2740 I want to thank you for the beauty and grace by which you write what so clearly comes from your heart. I now feel a bond with every mom who has lost a child, infant, adolescent or adult child. Our son was taken from us last July (2012), for no fault of his own by the hand of another. These past 14months have been so incredibly difficult but the Lord is so faithful and good to us. He has told and reminded me of several things which I hold dear to my heart. I have truly been at a loss in knowing how to handle this great loss while needing to help carry the rest of the family as we all stumble through this time together. I have come to realize this “time” will not end; Our grief, the missing soul we all had been blessed with as a part of our family, that place which our son had filled will be empty until we see him again in Glory. Not knowing what was “normal” in the loss of a child/brother/uncle, etc., we have celebrated my son’s birthday, we had a family gathering at the graveside on Christmas, and we do speak of him often. Soon after hearing of his death and learning what had happened, I believed the facts had much to do with spiritual warfare; Too many things had been said and done in the month previous to his death to allow me to believe otherwise. I have come to know the 25 years our son was with us was our Gift, our Blessing from the Lord. And also my husband and I had the distinct privilege to be his parents. That we are blessed to be the caretakers of God’s children. We also had 3 sons and 2 daughters, all of whom we are blessed with. I pray the Lord continues to teach, grow and share through your precious soul and beautiful writing to help other grieving parents. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away,allows it to be taken, something I do not believe we will understand until we reach our eternal home when we see our loved ones again. Our babies are His babies, we just have the privilege of being their mommas. I have heard the term “new normal” boy do they have that right. Life will never be the same with that piece of our family missing. God Bless

]]> http://www.thegracetogrieve.com/i-saw-jesus-2/#comment-2703 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:06:07 +0000 http://gracetogrieve.com/i-saw-jesus-2/#comment-2703 What a gift to see Jesus through your account, Kate. I know Raegan, Theo, Mike and their family were blessed by Jesus in you, too.

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