Day 341 - May 23 - A View from the desert
Some days there's just nothing to write. Today is one of those days. Connor went with Joélle and Josh to the local festival downtown today, where they listened to a friend's band and basted in the sun for about an hour before they gave it up and came home. I spent the day working on the list of things to get done before the wedding, and the good news is that many of those things are now complete. Not all of them, but a bunch anyway...
I just got done writing in my journal for the night, trying to think of five things I appreciate. It took me half an hour. I'm not sure if that says something about my life, or something about me... 8-)
So this stretch of the desert looks a lot like all the other stretches of desert. I sure can't wait to get to the Promised Land...
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posted by Eric Williamson @ 10:30 PM
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Five things to give thanks for are better than five things to complain about.
One thing I appreciate is how you all seek to find ways to give thanks, even in the midst of heavy trials. It reminds me of how much I complain and how little reason I have to complain!
Love you guys!
Jenann
It took you a half hour, but at least you were able to come up with five things.
I agree with Jenann. You keep me grounded when I want to complain about my circumstances. I guess if, before we do that, we should stop and think of at least two good things in our lives at that moment. Maybe we would not be so quick to complain.
We love you too and are praying for you!
Chelle and Brendan
And you are a man who is daily working his faih. Most men put their faith in themselves and how they can solve their problems.
I have recently entered my own desert with infidelity and seperation....it is indeed a dry time.
Looking and listening to all of you on this blog reminds me that there are still many, many families who praise our God, worship and trust him with their lives and their own personal deserts.
I will pray for you...please pray for my family.
Shamefully anonymous
S. Anonymous,
Thank you for journeying here with us. If there's one thing I want this place to be that it's not yet, it's a place where the desert you mention can be dissipated by a loving community who gathers around you to help you through. CW is often that for my family, but I want it to be that for any family - including yours.
We're getting there - so hold on. But in the meantime, please remember that there are people out here who will walk that journey with you, even if it's only through a computer right now. But here you will find a place where shame is not necessary, so rest easier. I will pray with you as you walk your road.
Dear "Shamefully" Anonymous,
Thank you for sharing your pain. You and your family will remain in many peoples prayers.
(by the way...THIS is where anonymity is one million percent appropriate)
God bless you in your journey.
Jeff
Dear Anonymous,
The first step in making something right is confessing it, whether it be to God, family, friends or just ourselves. Even if you use the "anonymous" moniker and nobody knows who you are, it doesn't make it any easier to admit sin. There's just something so scary about seeing it in writing. So thank you for being brave enough to expose yourself in this way. Hiding sin in the dark only allows it to grow. Bringing it out in the open...exposing it to the Light...gives you a fighting chance to eradicate it once and for all.
I hope for the best for you and your family. I will be praying for you all as you work through this painful trial.
Jenann
Dear Shamefully Anonymous,
I am unsure from your post if you are the one who initiated the infidelity or if it was your spouse.
If you are the one, and you feel shame, that is the first step toward restoration which can be accomplished through God's forgiveness when genuine repentance occurs and there is turning away from that sin.
If you are the one who has been deeply hurt and shamed by your spouse's infidelity, I pray for strength and comfort. I also pray that God will give you the grace to forgive; both to pave the way for the possible restoration of your marriage, as well as to release you from any anger and bitterness that might result from the infidelity.
We are praying for you and your family. Please know that there are marriages that have survived unfaithfulness and now thrive through the grace of God when repentance and forgiveness were experienced. This occurred in my extended family and the marriage is strong today. I pray that the same hope will become a reality for you.
Abby A
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