blessings and sorrows...

This week has been a tough one.
Finding out one of your dearest sweetest friends has lost her baby full term is never news you want to receive, especially when you are a million and a half miles away. :(
Please be praying for our friends and the terrible sorrow and loss they are experiencing right now. If I could transport myself to NC this weekend, I would be there in an instant.
We certainly don't understand God's reasons all of the time, and this is definitely one of those instances for us. Her name is Alethia (means Truth in greek) Joy. There is no telling how many lives she will touch, and I have been clinging to this verse...
"The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the LORD." Job 1:21

Also I have started going to a Bible study on base. There are about 6 (older) ladies that go, and we are doing the Beth Moore study on Esther and getting to watch the videos. If you haven't ever done a Beth Moore study, I highly recommend them. It was especially a blessing going to study this week after hearing the awful news and not having Ben here with me. I was able to share the loss with the ladies and have them pray about it that night. God knows what we need and always provides it.

I have also been blessed by friends and a husband who, even though far away, have been supportive of me this week too. My husband has been amazing and is such a blessing. He always makes time for me even though he is super busy, and lets me know he is thinking of me. When you are separated for months at a time, I can't even begin to tell you how much that means. It is hard to be so far away from people we love, and I have gotten a few emails of friends telling me they are praying for me. I appreciate that so very much. God is good, even in the midst of sadness and pain. Thank you, friends...