Sharing Joy, Thankfulness and Grief

We have an All-Star catcher in the family. Congratulations, darling Shelby! I wish I could be there to watch you play! Tell your grandma, “thanks for the pictures!”

The pictures below are of the concrete truck my brother (Shelby’s papaw) was driving when it decided to crash. He was bruised and banged up but they tell me he is okay. When I talked to him a few nights ago, he said the doctor is keeping him off work awhile. Hmm. I plan to do more research this weekend (talk to someone else) to see if indeed he really is okay. From the looks of the pictures, it’s amazing that he was not killed or hurt worse than he is. I now have a picture file folder entitled ‘Accidents – D and B. I hope I’ve just stored the last of these types of pictures in there! I love you guys! Stay safe!

Today is the funeral of Steven Curtis Chapman’s five year old daughter, Maria Sue. I am so sad about it. It breaks my heart when I hear of children dying. It is such a tragedy for the family in more ways than one. I don’t know why I want to post this but please join with me and thousands of others in prayer for this family. I pray an extra measure of peace and comfort for their teenage son, who was involved in the accident and for the family members who witnessed it. Steven Curtis Chapman’s music is an inspiration to many.

http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/

http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/

With Hope ------Steven Curtis Chapman
(Album: Speechless, 1999)

This is not at all how

We thought it was supposed to be

We had so many plans for you

We had so many dreams

And now you've gone away

And left us with the memories of your smile

And nothing we can say

And nothing we can do

Can take away the pain

The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope

We can say goodbye with hope

'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no

And we can grieve with hope

'Cause we believe with hope

(There's a place by God's grace)

There's a place where we'll see your face again

We'll see your face again

And never have I known

Anything so hard to understand

And never have I questioned more

The wisdom of God's plan

But through the cloud of tears

I see the Father's smile and say well done

And I imagine you

Where you wanted most to be

Seeing all your dreams come true

'Cause now you're home

And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor

'Cause we believe that everything

God promised us is true, so ...

So we can cry with hope

And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope

And we ache with hope

We hold on with hope

We let go with hope