Some Prayer Needed

I got a text yesterday telling me that my husband's grandmother had suffered a stroke.  To my medical mind, that could mean any number of things!  None of them seemed good.  Mom Mom has been going down-hill for a few months now and the family was aware that it was a strong possibility she would not live through the year.  Today I get the message that says "she's waiting for something."  So the family must gather together around her, maybe for the last time.

My husband only has this one grandmother.  Last April, his maternal grandma went to be with the Lord.  At that time, Rob and I had only been married a few months, and this was my first personal experience with death.  As a nurse, I see people die quite often... but this was so different.  It was always sobering to me when a person's soul leaves their body.  It reminds me that the Lord has my days in his hands, and I had better live them out for him. 

As a new wife, I had no idea how to comfort my grieving husband.  I did my best but felt it was not enough.  Now I will have a chance to 'try again'.

My prayers are these: 1) That I would be a comfort to my family and be a strong support for them during this.  2) That the Armstrong family would be a witness to any doctors, nurses, and other staff that a Christian death is a happy thing.  3) That Mom Mom would not suffer anymore than she already has and that God would see fit to bring her home quickly. And 4) That I would know how to comfort my husband in the way that he needs and that I would be able to show sympathy and love without being motherly (a big fault!).

As the family gets together tonight, I ask that you would remember us to the Father.  I will update soon.

     

A New Blog

So I have decided to join the ranks of those who blog.

I've been struggling lately with wanting to use the time God has given me wisely and to stop wasting so much time.  I think that blogging will be a good use of time.  Instead of wallowing in my thoughts, too distracted to do anything, I will write.  This will also help me to be real with myself. 

I struggle as person, as a wife, and as a daughter of the King.  Some days, I feel that I am the only one.  "Everyone else has it all together" I tell myself.   I know this is not true, and I hipe to encourage someone else who struggles, too.