Perspective
I was busily working in the kitchen making lactation cookies last night and just happened to pop on to check my email while the cookies were baking.
My heart jumped into my throat as I opened up an email from my longtime friend Kristy and learned that her husband had drowned in a boating accident on Sunday.
I've known Kristy for ten years and seen her go through a lot of pain, anguish, and heartbreak over that time period. I couldn't have been more excited when she got married 10 weeks ago--finally realizing her dream of becoming a wife.
Now this.
My heart aches, breaks, and agonizes for her pain and loss. There are no words.
And to think I was stressing over lactation issues.
If you have a moment today, would you please consider heading over to Kristy's blog here and leaving her a comment letting her know you are praying for her? She could really use as much support from Believers around the world as possible right now.
Related: Read more here, here, here, and here.
My heart jumped into my throat as I opened up an email from my longtime friend Kristy and learned that her husband had drowned in a boating accident on Sunday.
I've known Kristy for ten years and seen her go through a lot of pain, anguish, and heartbreak over that time period. I couldn't have been more excited when she got married 10 weeks ago--finally realizing her dream of becoming a wife.
Now this.
My heart aches, breaks, and agonizes for her pain and loss. There are no words.
And to think I was stressing over lactation issues.
If you have a moment today, would you please consider heading over to Kristy's blog here and leaving her a comment letting her know you are praying for her? She could really use as much support from Believers around the world as possible right now.
Related: Read more here, here, here, and here.
posted by Crystal Paine at 8:00 AM
17 Comments:
We love you Kristy.
Your sis,
Narelle
Crystal, the lactation issues ARE important in YOUR life. Do not feel bad or ashamed for having your own concerns - bad things happen every day in the world, and we cannot always let Satan trick us into feeling guilty/ that our concerns we cast upon the Lord are insignificant.
My heart breaks for Kristy. I can only think of the Hail Mary as I read through her blog - "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the our of our death...Amen."
My heart just breaks.
Thank you for letting us know about Kristy's need. I will be praying!
I can't imagine how she must be feeling. I will certainly pray.
I said a prayer and will continue to pray for Kristy in the days and weeks and future to come. She is added to my prayer list. So sad!!
Carla
Thank you for sharing this, Crystal. I will be praying for Kristy. I cannot imagine what she is feeling right now.
Oh, I am so sorry for your friend!!
((Gentle Hugs and Prayers))
Julieann
Crystal, thanks for posting this. I can't fathom the agony that this poor woman is enduring. I've never seen her blog before, but I can't stop crying for her.
Oh, Jesus, we implore You to lift her up, and comfort her! Give her all the graces she needs from You to survive this.
May we all pray to our God and Savior for this dear sister.
i was moved to comment this morning upon the hope we have in Jesus...i said something like He is our only hope in death and that He is interceding for us all--He will be Kristy's comfort. And it didn't get posted. That's fine i guess. Just confused as to why my comment couldn't be posted, but a comment about Hail Mary is on here.
just curious--what do you believe?
Anonymous: Your comment must have not come through because I most certainly didn't delete it. I'm sorry if Blogger ate it up somewhere. :(
I rarely delete comments on this blog unless they are specifically bashing myself or other commentors or from one of our resident trolls who are just trying to stir up trouble (see our comment policy linked in the sidebar for more info).
We have a lot of Catholics who read here. I'm not Catholic (we're Reformed Baptist) and disagree with much Catholic theology, but I am glad to have those of differing faiths and beliefs here, even if I strongly disagree with them on many issues.
And I hope it goes without saying that just because a comment is posted, it doesn't mean that I personally agree with it. If that were the case, there'd be a whole lot fewer comments on this blog and it'd be a very boring place.
Andrea is a friend of mine and while we may not see eye-to-eye on everything, she has blessed my life very much.
it is good to be sensitive to what may be going on with others, I often look at the person next to me in a checkout lane and wonder what kind of hardship they might have experienced recently. I try to always listen to what the Lord may be saying, if there is something from Him that I can share with a person. After our son died several years ago the first trip out of the house was to a Christian bookstore, there was a woman there holding a baby about the same age as the one I had just buried. I looked at her and just burst into tears. Since then I have asked the Lord to keep me sensitive. It hurts to feel other's pain but I want to be in tune with what the Lord is feeling so that I can be His arms here on earth. You are a good friend to your friends.
blessings, Penny Raine
http://www.pennyraine.com/blog
Crystal,
Can I link your post about this to my blog tomorrow??
My heart goes out for Kristy. As a bride to be whose future wedding is nearing, this post was a virtual wake up call for me. I had just posted about praying for grace in my wedding planning stage and then I come here and read this, it just so put it all into perspective for me. I couldn't fathom what she is going through, but my heart and my prayers go out for her. My only prayer today is for her to be able to feel our Savior's comforting arms around her. She is blessed to have you as a friend.
James 4:14 reminds us that life is a "....vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away"
I am also reminded that in 2 Corinthians 12:7-8 God manifest his power in our weaknesses.
Though this seems quite confusing, God is certainly in control. He has a perfect plan, which is superior to anything that we could ever imagine!
I will be praying for Kristy, and their family. I will also be praying for the lives that God ministers to through this tragedy.
Thank You Crystal for posting this. I am confident that it will be a blessing to not only Kristy, but also to a countless amount of people who read her story.
Crystal, I came across your blog via the comments on Kristy's blog, and just wanted to share how I love seeing God work. Who would have thought not a short time ago that people from all over the world could be praying for comfort for someone, all at the click of a button? Steve was a great friend of mine, and whilst I've only been getting to know Kristy over the last 12 months, she is a part of our lives here, and I pray we can honour her and God in standing for her and with her through all this in the time to come. And I praise God for leading me to your blog, yet another example of how He uses everything for His purposes, even when we can't see it. Ali (Stitchingmum)
Crystal,
My heart goes out to Kristy and her family and husband's family. I'll pray for them today.
An acquaintance of mine recently lost a friend, a single woman only 36 years old.
These incidents have been nagging reminders to me about an issue perhaps you (and your husband) could address: the issue of wills! We never think about it, talk about it, or expect it, but we all know that death is inevitable, just WHEN tends to be the unexpected issue.
I need some simple practical advice about getting a will for my husband and myself, and figure you may have some helpful resources to recommend. Thanks,
Merrilee
This is just so sad Crystal. Every young woman has such high hopes for marriage and spending their lives with the one God chooses to be their mate. It is events such as this that really test faith beyond reasoning. I do not know how I can pray, what I can pray for in this. It is just so upsetting. This poor young bride.
It makes us not take our loved ones for granted and to embrace each day,
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