I’ve been having a problem lately. The problem is taking up my cross. As time has passed, my focus has blurred, motivations floundered and the details of life intervened. I realized some days I had gone without even seeing a picture of Anita, let alone preserving her memory and sharing her love (which I believe is [...]
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Sometimes inspiration comes from funny places. This time, when I flipped through Anita’s bible I found a folded up fortune cookie fortune. I opened and read it. “Progress always involves risk.” Examining the pages surrounding, it was stuck between the pages of Psalm 41 and Pslam 42. The Pslam 41 page was folded back to mark it. However, [...] Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. I have a little card with this verse on it on the driver side visor of my van. It reminds me of this great Post-it note Anita kept on her computer for a long time: Trust deeply that God [...] Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will work and not be faint. I have been meditating on strength and weakness for the last week (maybe more). I recently spoke with a man who lost his [...] Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. So you know for several weeks I have been trying to practice constant mindfulness of God. Turns out, it’s not easy. de Caussade has some [...] Yesterday I was cleaning up some papers in Anita’s office and on the floor (almost looking discarded) was a handwritten sheet on white copy paper. I’m guessing that she had written this in 2009 which is why it was right on top of her stacks of papers and books on the floor. It instantly reminded me [...] I suppose we all get this feeling sometimes. It doesn’t take a spouse’s death to make you feel overwhelmed, just the perception that you have more than you can handle at some point in the day. It seems rather comical to me that although time seems to be moving SO slowly, I still get these [...] Today is a great day. I am feeling hopeful for the first time in a month. My friends continue to be awesome with their support and love. Their prayers and comforting. My prayers and helping. Today I was going through a box of papers from 2005, during the time we moved to Atlanta from Chicago. I found [...] I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will councel you and watch over you. – Psalm 32:8 This was the verse in the whole bible that spoke to Anita the most. She told me so. I’ve said before, when she found something inspirational, she printed it out on an [...] I flipped open Anita’s bible tonight and found this index card: Real love is an action, not a feeling. I remember the first time Anita laid that on me: love is an action, not a feeling. We were having one of our [...] |
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