Who am I?

Today I received news that my dear friend Dana's 

mom passed away. 

She was on hospice care, and the family was

expecting her life to come to an end...

but can you ever really be ready?

My friend had gone to spend time with her mom,

had had conversations about the funeral,
and even went shopping for the dress that
she would be burried in.
Can you even imagine?!

How do you even go about such a thing?!
They don't teach classes
on how to handle such situations!

Dana is full of joy and full of spunk!

So, she handled it the way she does most things:

lots of humor!

Although it was a
 soul-crushing day,

it ended up being such a
special time
with her mom.

A day that she will never forget,

and always be thankful for.

Over the last five months

there were so many times that it

could have been my Dad.

According to the doctors,
it should
have been my Dad!

And yet it's not.

In fact, Dad's doing so well that

he's only on the ventilator at night!

They're talking about changing his dialysis

from 24 hours a day
to three times a week!

He's been in the ICU for 5 months,

and it looks like he will be moving to a normal

room sometime in the next few weeks!

So.

Who am I, Lord?

"Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said:

 "Who am I, O LORD God,

and what is my family,

that you have brought me this far?"

1 Chronicles 17:16

Why are we seeing the hand of the

Almighty God

while they are mourning the loss of their

wife, mother and grandmother?

I don't know.

I don't understand why my Dad's healing is

coming in his physical body,

and why others receive their healing by going

home to be with Jesus.

The only thing I do know?

God is sovereign

and I trust him.

I trust that he will bring healing to Dana

and her family.

I trust that her Mom has a new,
perfect body

tonight and that she's in the arms of her Creator!

I trust that God has a plan for Dana and her family,

and it is a plan to prosper them

 and not harm them.

So, I'm praying for my Sweet Friend

with a heavy heart tonight.

Will you join me?