tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610793243623090328.post7691507650205489643..comments2023-05-16T05:49:25.942-07:00Comments on Teaching Tuck and Ty: The Word 'Because'Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04312591258763500980noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610793243623090328.post-18867506298641256212011-03-17T20:44:28.482-07:002011-03-17T20:44:28.482-07:00"There will be beauty from these ashes, but I..."There will be beauty from these ashes, but I don't believe God started the fire." What a great sentence! I like it. A lot.<br /><br />Thanks Tricia for sharing your thoughts as you walk this path. It is encouraging and insightful.<br /><br />Rachel Peteyapeteyarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807701318535375865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610793243623090328.post-45676059103857563532011-03-17T20:42:37.398-07:002011-03-17T20:42:37.398-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.peteyarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807701318535375865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610793243623090328.post-81116437779501353912011-03-17T07:28:25.496-07:002011-03-17T07:28:25.496-07:00Thus says the Lord:
"Cursed is the man who tr...Thus says the Lord:<br />"Cursed is the man who trusts in man<br />and makes flesh his strength,<br />whose heart turns away from the Lord.<br />He is like a shrub in the desert,<br />and shall not see any good come.<br />He shall dwell in the parched<br />places of the wilderness,<br />in an uninhabited salt land.<br /><br />"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,<br />whose trust is the Lord.<br />He is like a tree planted by water,<br />that sends out its roots by the stream,<br />and does not fear when heat comes,<br />for its leaves remain green,<br />and is not anxious in the year of drought,<br />for it does not cease to bear fruit."<br /><br />—Jeremiah 17:5-8<br /><br /><br />O Lord, you have searched me and known me!<br />You know when I sit down and when I rise up;<br />you discern my thoughts from afar.<br />You search out my path and my lying down <br />and are acquainted with all my ways.<br />Even before a word is on my tongue,<br />behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.<br />You hem me in, behind and before,<br />and lay your hand upon me.<br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; <br />it is high; I cannot attain it.<br /><br />—Psalm 139:1-6Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251875352250993610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610793243623090328.post-90178507813976288792011-03-15T17:54:06.315-07:002011-03-15T17:54:06.315-07:00I believe the exact same thing you said. It rains...I believe the exact same thing you said. It rains on the just and the unjust~ God doesn't "cause" our pain, but allows it. He will be right there with you, holding your hand, each step of this difficult journey. He grieves over your loss and your boys' loss, too. His heart is broken for you all. You will grow closer to Him and in your faith as you walk this path . I still hate that you have this path set before you. I've watched four nieces lose their fathers (two brothers~ two teenaged daughters each left behind). It's not easy for them, even after 7 and 3 years respectively. But they do have joy in their lives~ "beauty in the ashes"~ just took some time. Be patient with yourself, your boys... and even the well-meaning (I hope) people that offer their ill-conceived "theories." There is no answer to why this happened to your family. God bless you and those beautiful little boys.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571947128036699544noreply@blogger.com