Doris (RiverPoet) over at Poetic License lost her only daughter yesterday. I know that such a loss is beyond words. Yet, I also know how supportive you bloggers are. Please stop by and write a few words to her.
My gratitude list for today:
1. that I feel compassion and caring for people, even though those things can also be my Achilles heel.
2. that I have another day and another chance to do God's will.
3. that I'm having coffee with a young man this morning who reached out for help the other night.
4. that I like to listen more than I like to talk.
5. that I'm not tempted to think that I have anyone else's answers.
"You are not the momentary whim of a careless creator experimenting in the laboratory of life. . . You were made with a purpose." Og Mandino
My husband and I felt absolutely devastated for Doris last night when I read her blog. I just can't fathom such a loss.
ReplyDeletethat's terrible news... i cannot image the loss...
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear of Doris's loss, and know the unbearable pain she is right now enduring.
ReplyDeleteAnd, how appropriate:
"You are not the momentary whim of a careless creator experimenting in the laboratory of life. . . You were made with a purpose." Og Mandino
Thank you again, Syd
thanks for pointing the way to her page Syd
ReplyDeleteSyd,I posted a prayer request for them as well.
ReplyDeleteI don't know Doris, but now I will get to know her. My heart aches.
ReplyDeleteYour grateful list today says some very important things. I'm glad you shared it. Also the quote by Og Mandino. Sometimes I feel like I am being forced to find answers to questions I have been avoiding and that quote spoke to me.
Syd,
ReplyDeleteAs I see your profile pic everywhere I go I've decided to follow... hope you don't mind.
Hope you're well & best wishes, Shane.
Yes Syd, thanks for pointing the way to her page. Her, and her daughter will be in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful for you.
ReplyDeleteI like that quote, Syd. Very true. Hope all is well with you. Thanks for all of your support, as always. ~T~
ReplyDelete(There's been alot of drama at my meeting about this beginners meeting guidelines thing. It annoys me and I don't have the energy to get into it now but maybe I'll shoot you an email. One of the other girls said, I have enough drama at home. I don't need it here. I agree with her. This too shall pass....)
Thank you for sending us over to visit Doris. Sad.
ReplyDeleteIt's highly unusual for someone to listen more than talk. That has got to be a gift. Most people are too busy talking, too busy plotting what they will say next to really even hear what the other person is saying. Listening is surely an art, a gift.
ReplyDeleteI am still so shaken by this. I want someone to give me a reason. I want to know why good people have to hurt.
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