This post is a semi-guest post by Angela. I’m stealing something she put on Facebook because I don’t think I could say it any better. There is so much negativity going around right now (from every side). The elections were getting heated and then coronavirus stepped in to ramp it up a few notches. After seeing all of this take place for weeks, Angela felt led to post something in a mom’s group she is a part of on Facebook. It was in response to a lot that she was seeing related to the coronavirus (and I am posting it exactly as she wrote it).
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Maybe It’s OK
Recently, there seems to be a recurring theme in what I am hearing from God. The places it is coming from are not connected at all, so it has caught my attention. A couple of months ago, I discovered the song “Maybe It’s OK,” by We Are Messengers. In the chorus, they sing, “Maybe it’s ok if I’m not ok, cause the one who holds the world is holding onto me.” I’ve really identified with the theme of being dirty and broken and knowing that it was OK. I’m not justifying sin here, just saying that even in the midst of that, God is still right there (see my last blog post for more on that).
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My last couple of posts haven’t been the most uplifting, joy-inspiring posts. As I explained in those posts, life has hit my family hard and we are still in the middle of it. The events of the past few months have caused me to really examine what I believe about God and why I believe it. One thing it has really caused me to examine is how I verabilze those beliefs. After a conversation with a friend, my eyes were opened to some interesting things I say.
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If you haven’t read my previous post (Waiting For Test Results), I’d highly recommend going and reading that before this one. This post may not make much sense without the context of that one. For those looking for updates on Angela, it depends on the day. Some days are good, some are not. We are currently trying to get some medicine adjusted to see if that helps. To add some fun to our life, Addie fractured one of her toes last week.
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I haven’t posted much in the past month. It wasn’t just because of the business of the Christmas season. Life hit hard around Thanksgiving and it’s been a process recovering. I made a decision long ago that I was going to be real on my blog. I don’t want to just post “good Christian thoughts” just to post them. I want it to be real and transparent and give an accurate picture of the journey I am on. I haven’t quite known how to articulate what has been going on, and honestly I haven’t had the desire to figure it out.
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Christmas is upon us once again. 2019 has been an interesting year. We’ve seen some ups and downs and everything in the middle. It seems like our new Christmas card tradition will be to have a new pose every year. When Zeke was 1, Angela captured a candid moment of Zeke, leaning on the couch arm, in awe of our Christmas tree. We decided that would be the pose for our picture every year, but that changed when we moved and the couch was no longer next to the tree. So last year, we got a new pose and thought that would be the one for years to come. This year we downsized our tree and the pose didn’t work because we couldn’t frame it without the buffet or cabinets in it. So with all our #firstworldproblems explained, we present our 2019 Christmas card.
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