God is good all the time….
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4
The year of firsts….
Tough in so many ways….
In ways you least expect it….
December is a lot….
A birthday Dec 15th….
A birthday Dec 16th….
Christmas….
We are focusing on celebrating….
Celebrating each event….
Not without my healed wife….
But with her….
In a new way….
In honor of her….
She would have wanted it no other way….
We have done that….
Has it been without some sorrow….
No….
Has it been filled with joy….
Yes….
We have chosen to celebrate….
We traveled the two weeks before Christmas….
My sisters….
Orlando….
Great trips….
Full of fun….
Full of love…..
Full of blessings….
On top of blessings….
On top of blessings….
Families pouring their love into us….
Being the hands and feet of Jesus…..
So grateful….
So thankful….
So blessed….
We have been cradled….
Cradled through every step….
People responding to His call….
His call to love on us….
To cradle us….
To make sure we know….
We are loved….
We are not alone…..
We are not forsaken….
We are blessed….
Favored….
Forgiven….
So many forms of encouragement….
It has been a time….
Full of blessing….
Full of emotions….
The children are crying easily….
Over things that looks to be nothing….
I am crying easily….
Over things that looks to be nothing….
We are emotional….
We are choosing to mourn….
In the moment….
We are choosing to not stay there long…..
It can be a dark place….
Sadness…..
Too long….
It can turn to pity….
A work of the enemy…..
We are choosing to stay focused….
Stay focused on the joy….
Focused on the truth….
Focused on Him….
Focused on His love….
Because He is focused on us…..
We cast our cares on him….
Because He cares for us…..
We started Christmas morning….
A tradition My Healed Wife started….
Many years ago….
A true reflection of her heart….
She wanted to teach the children….
Remind the children….
That Christmas is about giving….
Not receiving….
We are celebrating what was given to us….
The ultimate gift….
Jesus….
So she wanted to focus on giving….
Before we would open a single present or stocking…
We would give first….
Her heart was for first responders working on Christmas….
We started making breakfast for the police….
Cooking casseroles….
Bacon….
Sausage….
A good breakfast….
Delivering to the police….
Spreading the love of Jesus….
Her heart….
We give….
Before we get….
Our children look forward to it….
Every year….
It is tradition….
They wake up and go to the kitchen….
Bypassing the family room….
Bypassing the gifts….
Not even a moment to survey….
To survey the blessings they are going to receive….
Straight to the kitchen….
With joy and excitement….
With the heart of giving….
She has raised amazing children….
I promised to not mess them up….
We continued the tradition this year….
We will never stop the tradition…
In her honor….
To glorify Him….
The dispatcher who greeted us at the door this year….
Escorted us to the break room….
We loved on her….
Learned about her….
She had tears in her eyes as we set all the food up….
We started by first giving….
We came home….
Before presents…
Sat down for our own breakfast….
I said a prayer….
It was a prayer of thanksgiving….
Thanking Him for the hope we have in Him….
Thanking Him that because of that hope….
Because of that truth….
Because of that gift…
We know she is at His right hand….
Right beside Jesus….
Having the time of her life….
In a better place than us….
Thanking Him that she is healed and whole….
Thanking Him that she is having her best Christmas ever….
And that she would want us to be doing the same….
That is her heart….
Never about herself….
Always about others…
We prayed that we would honor her…..
And glorify Him….
All day…..
That is what we did….
It was a day of joy….
Not a day of sorrow….
We talked about her all day….
With joy….
In celebration….
She was present all day…..
Many purple gifts….
Her favorite color….
She was a part of the day….
In our hearts….
In our spirits….
It was a day of joy…..
Not a day of sorrow….
All because of Him….
Because of the hope we have in Him….
Because of His promises….
Because He is love…..
Because He first loved us…..
Because He is good….
Because He is faithful….
Because we are the joy set before Him….
It was a day full of peace….
His peace….
His presence….
What the enemy meant for evil….
God has used for good….
The enemy is coming after us in so many ways….
He is frustrated….
His tactics are not working….
Her spirit had a huge impact when it was here on earth….
She is having an even greater impact here on earth…
With her spirit in heaven….
We are stronger….
Stronger as a family….
Stronger in our faith….
Jesus shines brighter in our lives than ever before…..
The enemy is trying to stop us….
We are going to make an even bigger difference….
A bigger difference for the Lord….
With her spirit in heaven….
God is with us….
Cradling us….
Loving us….
So many people responding…..
Being the hands and feet….
He is lifting us up….
We are lifting Him up…..
The enemy is going to wish he had left us alone….
We hurt in the flesh….
But we rejoice in the spirit….
We don’t dwell long in the flesh….
We choose to abide in the shadow of the almighty….
We mourn in the flesh…..
Rejoice in the spirit….
We spend moments in the flesh….
We live in the spirit…..
In the joy….
In the peace….
In the love….
We live in the Spirit…
We will spend eternity in the Spirit….
We live as a light in the darkness….
The enemy wanted to snuff our lights out…..
Wanted us to be in the dark….
Searching for light….
No….
We are choosing to be a light….
A light in the darkness…
Our lights are shining even brighter….
Brighter than ever…..
…. All the time God is good
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