| So Kenye West can pose on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine with a
crown of thorns and blood dripping down his face with a caption that
reads " the passion of Kenye" and Christians are supposed to be okay
with that. But the at the very same time there is a political
cartoon with the image of Muhammad in foreign newspapers that has
sparked serious protests around all the middle east and the papers in
America won't print it because it's offensive?? Hmmm....
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| Ok, folks, this is long, but please read it.
I've been so heartbroken this Christmas with all the people I know who
have recently lost people very close to them. Fathers, husbands.
babies, mothers. This is gonna be a tough Christmas for so
many.
But I feel led to wrrite about the two suicides that I heard about this
week. Both happened on Tuesday and I think both were named
Tim. Their deaths have touched the lives of people I care
about. I hope this helps someone
I had a friend commit suicide when I was about 17. It was very tough. We all had so many emotions about it.
Denial......was it an accident???
Of course, then......Why did he do it??
Then everyone seems to blame themselves in some way.........If only I had....or hadn't.....
or blame someone else.......their friend's parents, girl/boyfriend, etc.....
Then even anger......How could he do that to everyone who loves him?? He just left us all, and he did it on purpose!!!
*I later realized that when a person is in that kind of pain (emotional
or physical) it just sort of takes over their thoughts. He
couldn't think about our pain, his was too big.
Sometimes people even think they're doing everyone a favor by leaving....(they'll be better off without me....)*
And SADNESS.......for his pain and for my loss of a friend, and his poor heartbroken family.
The sadness is immediate and lasts through the denial, anger,
blame. It's even here with me now as I type about it 15 years
later. I can still see his mothers' face.
Memories of while he was alive have come flooding back to me and seem to leave my body in the form of tears.
There were even times I was sure I saw him in a crowd or crossing the
streets downtown. No one looked quite like him. RED hair
that stuck straight up (it was the 80's after all), black trench coat,
blue jeans. It had to be him. But of course it couldn't
have been.
I heard someone say once that suicide is a "permanent solution to a temporary problem."
No matter how big the problem is or how impossible it may seem to get though it, there's alway hope.
Jesus IS the answer and even his people hurt too.
His heart was broken at the pain these guys felt. He longed to
comfort them, but they just couldn't feel it. I don't know
why.
But i do know that he's there for us all. HE can be our very
present help in times of trouble, our strength, rock, refuge.
And he IS big enough and good enough and loving enough and
gracious and merciful and compassionate enough for anything Satan tries
to throw our way.
Practice feeling God's presence today and everyday so that when you
ever have these times in your lives when you feel like it's just not
worth it, you'll immediately be able to feel Him wrap His loving arms
around you. You'll be able to feel His comfort, and it'll get you
through. And spare your friends and family this unbelievable
heartbreak.
Ty, Robert, Kyle....You're all in my prayers. As is Tim's family
and friends; and the family and friends of the 9th grader from here in
Clinton.
And Matt, this is gonna be the hardest Christmas ever for you and your
mom. I've prayed for ya'll and will continue to. May you
feel God's love and presence and peace. I'm so very sorry you
lost your dad.
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| I had such a GREAT Stevie day. Thank you, Tracy for including
me. and Stevie, what are we gonna do without you????
I hope everyone enjoyed my rendition of the rap section of "Jesus Freak"....
You may leave your fan mail here.
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| - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
This is for you. You know who you are....
This was emailed to me yesterday. Very cool.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers
in a
wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
ltteer be in
the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
raed it
wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is
arppoiately
cllaed Typoglycemia :)
Amzanig huh?
Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
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| Yeah!!! J.D. won!!!!!
My very favorite all summer long.
Comment and let me know if you have any idea what I'm talking about.
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