GRIEF..INVEST YOUR SUFFERING.

Was over at the church getting a meal that Liz and Loui had made and It was delish. It was good getting to know some other people. When I sat down at first.Their was a polish girl there and her name was Jorgia. She was saying I was a very happy 😊 Then Andrea said if you only knew her story.

So i was telling her a bit of it then she kind of went quite. I said you ok and she ssid "Its just people cope with grief differently." I said im not always happy i have my moments.

Its funny how your mind can start to play games with you. I started to think oh maybe she thinks i didnt really love my boys that much. But for anyone who knows me knows thats not true. And i could feel the guilt coming in for not sitting with my sack clothes and ashes. But my comforter was right by myside. 😇

Marion that i sit beside in church gave me this book and I had open it up at Chapter 8 "REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL" and as usual I had to laugh. Its the truth we can ither be misreable or we can be happy.

This is the boys message to me. 🐝 HAPPY 😊 . THis is were I get the syrength to get through. The joy of the Lord is my strength.

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Which will you choose?

Life is about making choices. We can choose to grieve over what we have lost, to complain about our disappointments and grumble about our hardships. Or we can rejoice in the treasures of God's grace and celebrate his bountiful gifts. We can delight in every good thing he has poured into our lives. David goes out of his way deliberately to remember the entirety of what God has done for him personally, for his people historically and for the world universally

During those warm summer days, Edrie and I had a sense of overwhelming gratitude. God had been so good to us. WeWeq experienced deep, healing joy. We chose to remember what we still had, not what we had lost. You can do the same. The choice is yours. Which will you choose?