Nightly Gathering

Open Thread - Post 77 - Write

Up in the middle of the night? Why? Are your thoughts racing? Oftentimes, writing your worries out can help you dissect them, and if you are a believer, give you a chance to focus and pray about why you are worrying and anxious. God is with us. He loves you more than anybody you know. He is gracious and merciful. He only wants good for you. He is NOT going to let you down. He will work out things that seem bad to you now, into something that you’ll see somehow brought you closer to Him, which is HIS GOAL. Once HE has achieved His goal, you’ll see that your worries are not at the forefront of your life anymore. I will say that death of a child definitely puts things into perspective. As much as I’m wanting to put on an excellent celebration of her life, I’m not as stressed as you might think. I’m not anxious. I’ve decided not to be anxious about the weather either. I’m asking for beautiful weather, but what good does worry do? Nothing. He knows what He’s doing. Period.

Don’t want to sign on as yourself and get your grief or worries out publicly? (Open Thread does not need to be about grief necessarily) Either go into the settings and change your screen name. Don’t want to do that? Get a new subscription with a different email address and use a different screen name there. Don’t want to write here for others to comment on? No problem! Do it somewhere. It is helpful. That is why counselors recommend it.

I just remembered that I told one of the subscribers who commented yesterday morning that I would put up a picture of the butterfly quilt made out of many of Mo’s clothes. Here you go! The lady did a wonderful job. I found her on Thumbtack and will be putting down a very positive review.