November 5, 2010
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Bubble Wrap
Dan? He’s off to saw lumber with his brother who is here visiting from Wisconsin.
Alec, Victoria and Bryant are at school.
Natalia is drawing.
Andre is popping bubble wrap from a package that came yesterday.
Liesl: Checking out her brother’s monster truck.
Luci hung towels on the line, swept the floor and mixed up cookies amidst a few tears and a lot of questions about the complexities of life.
Why do I seem to have more questions than answers?
How do I reconcile the God of wrath and judgment in the Old Testament with the God who so loved the world that He gave His only Son?
Why is poor Haiti expecting another storm?
Why is there such a gap in me and others between profession and living it out?
What can I say that will bless my neighbor who is mad at God because her husband was killed?
When will I learn to be a respectful wife and a happy mother?
I have on ongoing struggle with negativity and doubt. And some days it is soooo strong. That old devil knows my weak points ever so well.
Please pray for me.
I know the answers are all wrapped up in thankfulness and faith and looking to Jesus instead of people. And resting in His grace.
But sometimes I wish life was simple and I could just sit and pop bubble wrap.
Comments (6)
The innocence & bliss of being a child. That is one thing I terribly miss at times. Praying for you friend,
Sending up a prayer for you, Luci!! May you feel God’s strong arms wrapping you up tight in the most secure security there is!! He loves you and so do I !! <3
sometimes the FEAR of the darkness is worse than the actual darkness itself. praying for you.
Praying for you Luci, I do wish so much that life wasn’t so complicated too. It would be fun to just pop bubble wrap and not have a care in the world.
Sympathies from me. I am very good at obsessing over dark things, mulling them over until they’re overwhelming. Especially with winter coming on. Wonder if you have some of the same tendencies to depression that I do….I’m wishing for you–sunshine, someone to talk to, perspective, rest in God’s love, freedom from having to figure it all out, a patient husband.
@dorcassmucker - Thanks, Dorcas. You understand, I can tell. And yet you write such winsome things that cheer the rest of us.
The kind wishes you made for me? I have a lot of them. It’s the ones that require a choice on my part that come and go.