This post was written in April of 2021. My son was a sophomore in college. God has nudged my heart for several days about reposting this.

When I first drafted this back in 2021, I remember hitting the “publish” button and immediately regretting it. I was worried that it was too personal to share. I was worried it was just too fresh and too much.

What I didn’t know, was that God was planning something. He always uses our hardest stories to bring Glory to Himself. Nothing is ever wasted.

As I type, I am praying for you, yes you. I am praying for your children, your spouses, your grandchildren…anyone that may be in a valley of darkness. I pray in Jesus Name for light to shine through the dark and Truth will pierce hearts.

There are certain scriptures in the Bible that I have avoided.

Not what you were expecting to here from someone who’s been encouraging you to read the Bible since 2012, right?

Well, it is true.

For years, any scripture on suffering I would skim right past.

It was almost if I read it, then God would bring suffering into my life.

I know, I know. It sounds crazy.

Those scriptures I would avoid like the plague .

Once again, I find myself in a new season.

A season of just me and the man I married almost 25 years ago.

Full circle.

It started with us, and I guess here we are again. Just the two of us.

We are finding our rhythm. Slowly, but surely.

Everything is new right now.