Many of the private emails I have received have asked a very similar question. “How can you keep your faith, after what your family has been through already”. I never really knew how to answer that question – not because the question seemed frivilous, but because the answer is so big. I was driving to my parents yesterday afternoon when a song by MercyMe came on the radio. Now, first of all those of you who know me in real life know that I love to sing- Music is so very important to me. Second of all, those of you who know me in real life also know that every song that comes on the radio while we are driving has some sort of meaning to me and usually will turn the radio up and say “this is my favorite song!”…
Yesterday was no different, short of the fact that this song answers that one huge question that so many of you have asked. I turned the radio up and listened intently with tears streaming down my face. Its intitled ” Bring the Rain”.
Before I share the song, I want to share a cool thing with you that happend last night between me and God.
I was laying in bed last night thinking about everything that has been happening in the last week (the diagnosis, the trip, the love offering, the ball in the pit of my stomach that wont go away etc.) I was looking at the ceiling at all of the shadows, thinking, where is that light coming from? I knew that I had turned off all of the lights in our house- and then I smiled.
It is no different than my real every day life. I sometimes feel as if I am surrounded by shadows- hiding in the corner broken hearterd and scared- yet if there is shadow, there is light…. can you wrap your heart around that? Even in those darkest moments, there is light.
One of the great things that has come from this so far is healing. It may not be physical healing as of yet, but there have been some very strained relationships in my life that have been healed because of this. It is a wonderful feeling opening your email and seeing so many olive branches being offered from people. Situations like this tend to bring out the knowledge that most things are just frivolous in the grand scheme of life. That, sometimes, is a hard lesson to learn. We (I know I do) have this ugly habit of feeling entitled- but yet God uses even the ugliest of situations to remind us of his over all plan- and it typically has nothing to do with the things we feel we have the right to fight for.
So, back to the song. I hope it blesses you. I know it tremendously blessed me. The closer I get to going to Mayo, the louder I want to sing this song with tears flowing down my face. Whatever it takes to bring you Glory….
“Bring The Rain”
I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I’ve gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It’s never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there’ll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that’s what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
I am Yours regardless of
The dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what’s a little rain
So I pray
Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
But I will trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
for He has been good to me.
-Psalms 13: 5-6
Heather, you are amazing. Keep up the faith! We never know the whys and I guess it doesn’t really matter why…just knowing that God is with us through it all. May He wrap his loving arms around your family through everything you face. God Bless you!
I am truly inspired by your faith and courage, and love for the Lord. It absolutely saturates every word that you type. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. Please know that you are on my heart and in my prayers daily.
Heather, what an amazing song…especially with the video. We don’t have a good Christian radio station here and I’ve never heard it before, but it is my new favorite! Thanks for sharing it, and your heart, with us.
Dearest Heather,
Know that you and your family are on my heart and in my prayers every day! It seems any time I have a chance to really enter into worship I think of you and our great big God! Then by His loving spirit whenever that song comes to mind again (whatever it may be) I think of you and lift you up again to our Mighty God!!! My heart has been especially burdened for Easton, knowing she and Logan process things similarly.
I am doing Beth Moore’s study on Daniel at church and SO many of the things in the study make me think of you. I trust what I’m about to share will be received with all the love it’s intended. I could not help but think of you last week as we studied Daniel 3 and this passage:
16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
Because I know you KNOW God is able to save you and spare you from this cancer, but I also know your faith boldly says even IF He does not, He is still supremely God and He is Alpha and Omega, and He is your Lord and your God, your strength and shield, and He ever is and will be your Abba (Daddy, Papa) God!!!!
I Love you and Easton, Elijah, and Emma more than I can say!!!! Hugs to all of you and prayers continuing to go up. Peace for Mark especially as he continues to be your greatest fan!!!
{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Dawn :~)
I too, love that song. You are such an inspiration. Your times of weekness has soooo abundantly shined forth our heavelny Father’s glory. I pray that the Lord will bless you for that and that you will find strength and peace through Him.
Love & prayers,
Lori
Heather,
Yes….I can wrap my heart around that! And we are wrapping ourselves around the same God that you have! He is faithful!
And what a song! It is now, my new favorite song!
Diane
Thank you for sharing your life with us Heather. Good and not so good! I’m a new reader of your blog, but wanted to let you know how in just this past week how much your words, faith, and courage have been an inspiration to me. I will be lifting you and family up in my prayers daily.
The shadows prove the sunshine!!!
Tiffany
Heather,
I have been reading your posts for about a week now and praying/crying out to God on your behalf. I was talking to God about you this morning in the shower and He asked me to write to you…I was healed 2 years ago from a severe malformation in my brain that effected everything I did, weakened my body and threatened to end my life. The only option was a surgery that would take away parts of my memory and possibly require me to learn to walk again.
During this time God was so precious to me. I had just finished caring for my mother for 2 years as she valiantly walked through the progression of ALS and then went home to be with her precious Savior. Even in that, as my mother lay there having not moved a muscle for months, because the disease had taken all muscle function away, even as she took her last breath God allowed her to smile one of the biggest smiles I have ever seen, a smile that lingered for hours after she had passed into glory.
Anyway, (heather you will learn that I have little diversions…sorry), after going through that with mom I was acutely aware of God’s faithfulness but an attack on my body came with a new set of battles and fears. When I looked at my kids, I looked at them through the eyes of my prognosis, fear was like a pair of glasses I wore that colored my days. But that fear had to flee when I would praise. I can relate to you when you say you find yourself in the songs you listen to, God knows my language and spoke such strength into my life through praise and worship.
I would go into my “prayer room” and put on my music and dance before the Lord in praise, bow before Him in humble submission to His awesome plan for me, stand still in His presence… But then satan tried to even take my praise. My arms were affected, I could not raise them, the pressure in my brain was so high that singing gave me a sickening headache, I could not look up because it caused me to pass out, my dizziness was such that dancing could have killed me (walking was sometimes a feat!) I felt so defeated but then, one day I went down to the room and lay on the floor, propped my tambourine against the wall, raised my hands above my head and started the music. I praised…I couldn’t sing but my heart praised…
Soon after that the Lord brought me to Psalms and told me to read every word there as if it were talking about my disease. I did and every day wrote in the margins of my Bible what God was telling me through that verse or chapter about this battle. months went on, I got sicker, my respiratory center was affected and I would wake up gasping for breath because I would have long periods of apnea. This was the final stage of this condition and my doctor made an appointment for me with a surgeon. I was taking 15 pills a day to reduce the pressure in my brain, going to physical therapy 2 time a week to try to relieve pressure on my spinal cord at the base of my brain… It was my second career, (my real career besides wife and mom is an intensive care nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, let me just say, being a nurse and knowing a lot does NOT help when you have a bad diagnosis).
So one night I was praising the Lord, worshiping Him and not even thinking about my condition and the Holy Spirit spoke clearly. He said, “What is the gift of faith?” I was immediately reminded of I Corinthians 12:9 and that interesting GIFT of faith. It has always intrigued me because God’s word says that we are all give a measure of faith. But what I had learned was that THIS faith was a faith that was given to get through a very impossible situation. Something that was so very overwhelming that it was hard to believe past the circumstances that defined that battle. In my case that was the physical manifestations I dealt with moment to moment. By this time I had a bladder that was not listening to me all the time, a sneeze could give me a headache that would send me to bed for the day and if I would try to look up I would black out… my measure of faith was being used up in the battle for each hour of my life. But then the He told me to ask for it and I did right away and you know what happened? I got a headache and if I remember correctly I wet my pants! I started laughing and told the Lord that if that was all satan had then he was in for a long haul.
Then the Holy Spirit reminded me of something else. He reminded me that our pastor had been asking me to start a Parish Nurse program in our church. It would just be something in which I would make my skills available to the people of the church like taking BP’s, answering questions, going to scary doctors appointments with them, changing bandages, looking at wierd moles in places I never wanted to see on my fellow church members… And for months I had been telling him no. No, I am sick, No I am weak, No I don’t have time with everything going on… The HOly Spirit brought every “no” back to me with clarity and I reminded Him that all those thing were true. Then came the verse that sealed my healing.
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
My “it” that was needed was healing and would it but just like God to put me in a healing ministry (because that was the skill I had to minister to the body) in order to bring about my healing. I gave healing and let me tell you Heather I GOT HEALING!
The next day I met with my pastor and repented to him and to God. He had this silly grin on his face like he knew something I didn’t but I ignored it, went home and threw up. I came down with a horrible stomach flu for 2 days. During that time I could not take any of the 15 pills I needed to take everyday but I was too sick to care. I was delirious and thought maybe I was going to be with the Lord but then just as quickly as it came it left. I woke up the third day (love those third days!) and felt okay. Went to the medicine cabinet which was my habit and reached for the first of 6 bottles. The Holy Spirit whispered, “don’t take that”. I stood there holding the bottle and a shiver ran down my spine. My hand shook as I looked at the very medicines that had held my disease at bay for so long. I put it back and went to prayer. I stood up through praise and worship, I sang a couple songs, wept before the Lord and then went upstairs. Heather, over the next week every symptom disappeared, EVERY ONE OF THEM.
This is what kind of healing God we are praying to and I am so excited to see His plans for you work out. When I read your posts I am amazed at your wisdom and faith but also so humbled by your honesty. That ball in the stomach, had that. The fear that knocks at the door at the strangest moments and speaks of the things that could happen by default, heard that. But praise God our circumstances are not going to end by default because our battle is the Lords. The size of army does not matter, the hopelessness of the report totally insignificant when placed before an Almighty God!
I apologize for the length of this, I know you have much to read and do. Just know that I am here for you and am praying with confidence!
Heather, I’ve read some of your faithlifts over at 5 minutes for Mom and have always been encouraged by them. I just wanted to let you know that I’m praying for you and am encouraged and blessed by you.
Girl, I’m praying for you today! About to cut out on this computer thang for the day to pray…for you and many. KNOW that I am asking Him to do MORE than your eyes can see, ears can hear and mind can conceive. I want God to come and ROCK your House! He’s mighty in power…and HOLY HOLY HOLY!
Also, I was praying a night or two ago, didn’t think about your web page name, at all! But I prayed for many and end with “ESPECIALLY HEATHER.” Can you beat it? So today, I’m praying for many and for especially Heather
Love You in Jesus!
Holly
I cannot tell you how much I have been inspired and impacted by your faith as I read this post today. This is the first time I have come across your blog. I’m reposting this with a link back and credit for authorship over at my blog. Feel free to tell me to take it down if you don’t want it there.
May God bless you and your family as much you have blessed my faith this morning. Amen.
Jared
Amen, Heather….Amen.
Oh, that made me cry….in such a good way. You are daily on my heart and mind.
Awesome post, Thanks for Sharing you are an inspiration!
In agreement with Heather…I ask that you bring her praise.
Heather,
I came across your blog about 10 days ago..I forget how, but I know that it was planned by God!
That is a great song, perfect for your situation, and for any one else who is going through tough trials. Your attitude of “It is well with my soul” is exactly what God wants and what will keep you the closest to His side. I wanted to encourage you to keep pressing in, seeking His face and His hugs. It is the only thing that will keep you sane in all of this. I know you already know that, but it is good to hear it. God loves you, and He is so proud that you are His beloved daughter. You are His precious pearl, His treasure. I will pray for you as God reminds me, and I will check back often. Thank you for your inspiration.
Valerie
I’ve never heard that song before, but you’re so right about it answering that question. I love your observation about shadows and light too. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I read Max Lucado’s book “It’s Not About Me” several years ago, and I remember him writing a chapter called “Just a Moment,” in which he references Paul saying that we will endure suffering for just a moment. Many times we feel like our pain will never end, but in God’s timetable, our suffering is very short-lived compared to the heaven He is preparing for us.
Be encouraged today, and know that we’re praying for you in Atlanta.
Mercies Anew
Every morning that breaks there are mercies anew.
Every breath that I take is Your faithfulness proved,
And at the end of each day, when my labors are through,
I will sing of Your mercies anew
When I’ve fallen and strayed, there were mercies anew.
For you sought me in love and my heart you pursued.
In the face of my sin, Lord, You never withdrew.
So I sing of Your mercies anew.
And Your mercies they will never end;
For ten thousand years they remain.
And when this world’s beauty has passed away,
Your mercies will be unchanged.
And when the storms swirl and rage, there are mercies anew.
In affliction and pain, You will carry me through.
And at the end of my days, when your throne fills my view,
I will sing of Your mercies anew.
I will sing of Your mercies anew.
Heather, beautiful post. What an incredible song — know I’ve heard it before as I love everything Mercy Me does . . . but I’ve never really “heard” it or “seen” it like I did today.
Bring it on . . . as long as God is in the midst of it.
Heather:
The light you saw, well for me it was the rainbow I didn’t see. After a particulary bad day (not only does my husband have a brain tumor, but we discovered it after he was hit by a dumptruck. So, in the diagnostics following the accident – we discovered the tumor sitting there. Waiting in our case)
But, this day was a little more trying than others – we had just received bad news re: my son’s kidney disease. For a moment, I thought – what else (scary, scary question). But, I had to go out and get something from my car. A quick rain shower had just fallen in the middle of a hot day, the sun was up – so, I looked for the rainbow. I couldn’t find it. I looked and looked. I walked around and changed my position, but, it wasn’t there. I knew it had to be as the elements were just perfect – then it dawned on me, it was there. I just couldn’t see it through the clouds. But, it was there along with all of His promises. I cling to that moment very often. I will this Friday when we have another MRI to measure the growth. I will probably this afternoon when he likely will not be able to function because of a migraine. (head injury not tumor) God gave me that moment and nothing could have been more in what I needed.
And, just to fill in the story a tad more – I’m always looking for rainbows due to years of infertility and five pregnancy losses. When we adopted our precious son, we named him Noah. So, truly, I am always chasing rainbows! Yours is there too!
Shannon
I cannot even believe this – I had the car yesterday (a rare thing since I stay home and my husband works and we have one car…) but I was driving and that very song from MercyMe came on the radio – that is the first time I had heard it and IMMEDIATELY I thought of you…blows my mind! How cool is that? I am praying and praising God for you – thank you again and again for allowing us to walk along side you! Sunshine
I LOVE THAT SONG, TOO! God’s grace is shining through in every thing you do. You are on my prayer list and I know He is in control of what is going on with you. God loves you and so do we.
As I was catching up on your posts, I read that you are going to print out your comments and take them with you to read while you are going to dr’s offices. I want this to be one of them you’ll read:
My (daughter), pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are LIFE to those who find them and HEALTH to a (wo)man’s whole body.
Proverbs 4:20-22
Keep the Word with you, Heather.
I keep feeling like I should tell you something, and you may already know this…..Your life is NOT ruled by your circumstances! You are a child of God, He is the one who rules your life.
Still praying for you!
Heather
(((hugs))) Loving Heavenly Father, thank You for Your faithful presence w/ Heather every step of the way. Continue to hold her close to You and fill her with Your love for her and Your hope. Heal her completely, Lord, as You are our Healer! Thank You, Lord! In Jesus’ name, Amen
Oh, oh, oh…I can’t believe I didn’t think of this before! Are you familiar with little Ethan Powell? I can’t remember on which blog I first found his story, but that isn’t the point! The point is, he’s a tiny baby fighting leukemia, and he has a friend, or an aunt, or something who is an amazing songwriter and she wrote a song for him. I think you would be blessed by it as well. I had it up on my sidebar for awhile, but took it off. I’m going to put it up again right inbetween my “For Heather” button and my “Praying for Ethan” button. If you want to hear it, you can stop by and listen, but here are the lyrics for you, and the scripture she used to write the song…
FOR HIS GLORY Jennifer Hildebrand
February 2007
(John 9:1-3, 25)
Along the dusty, traveled path
Sat a lonely man whose eyes would never see
Holding out a trembling hand
Listening to each and every self-righteous decree
Then the question heard, “whose sin brought on this suffering?â€
And from the Master’s lips the answer came
That our Father’s power might be shown
That the depths of mercy unimagined could be known
That he could hear Messiah’s name
From the hilltops stand and claim,
“All I know is I was blind, and now I seeâ€
Everything, everything
It was all for His glory
Humbly, we seek Your face again
For the tiny ones riddled with such pain
For the weary hearts that cry aloud all night
From this broken world where living seems in vain
Still the question comes, “Lord, why allow such suffering?â€
And from His heart, the answer’s still the same
That our Father’s power might be shown
That the depths of mercy unimagined could be known
So as rain falls on every soul
In weakness, our God makes us whole
So that we can shout, “There is a God! And my God hears my plea!â€
Yeah everything, everything
It was all for His glory
Lord,I believe . . . I must believe . . . all I have is to believe
Lord I believe . . . Help me believe . . . Lord I really do believe
That our Father’s power might be shown
That the depths of mercy unimagined could be known
It was all for His glory
Hi my name is Tirzah,I am 11 1/2 years old and my Bubbe has been sharing your blog with me. I like the song you shared. I want to share one with you. It is by superchick.
I hope you like it. I am praying for you and your family. Loving Jesus, Tirzah
Superchick – Stand In The Rain
From the album Beauty From Pain 1.1
She never slows down
She doesn’t know why
But she knows that when she’s all alone
It feels like it’s all coming down
She won’t turn around
The shadows are long
And she fears if she cries that first tear
The tears will not stop raining down
Chorus:
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it’s all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won’t drown
And one day what’s lost can be found if
You stand in the rain
She won’t make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself
And the fear’s whispering
If she stands, she’ll fall down
She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything
She’s running from
Wants to give up and lie down
Chorus:x2′s
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it’s all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won’t drown
And one day what’s lost can be found if
You stand in the rain
Hi Heather,
I haven’t written to you in awhile, but I always check your blog out. I have resorted to just clicking on the comments on my blog and writing back because life has been so busy.
I pray that this all works out for you and that you are one of God’s miracles waiting to happen. You are such a strong woman and your faith is an inspiration. I hold you and your family in my prayers.
well, she did it again…made me cry like a crazy man.
Heather’s Hubby
You cannot imagine how your posts bless my husband and I. I print them out every day for him to read. You encourage my heart Heather. I believe it is only when we come to the place of complete trust that we find that peace that passes understanding. I pray peace for you today dear Heather as you lean into the One who will never let you go.
Heather. I’m always praying for you. I blogged blogged about you…I hope it’s ok. I’m just so overwhelmed with how good God is. He IS Holy!
What can I say sis… YOU AMAZE ME yet again!
((Mark)) she is good isn’t she!
Love you all!
Beautiful, Heather … just beautiful. Thank you for sharing the video with us. I too love that song and can connect with it. It’s amazing what a key role music has in my life. It simply brings me into an attitude of worship and meditation.
Bless you!
The first time I listened to that song after reading about your tumor (I have the cd), I thought of you. I think I posted about it in a comment here somewhere. To me, it seemed to perfectly fit you and your attitude. I’m glad you heard it. You continue to be a blessing to us.
I have a habit of reading all of the comments before posting mine, simply because I don’t want to be a “copy-cat”!!
But, I can’t help it — I shall echo all of the others — I read every post with tears in my eyes and am truly amazed by your faith and trust in a God who does perform miracles! I believe He has already performed such a great miracle in and through you and am praying for more still. Thank you for being such an inspiration and blessing to me and so many others!
You and your family are loved and prayed for by mine!! ((((hugs))))
(Oh, that comment from your hubby up there brought the tears on in full force, let me tell ya!!)
Heather, thank you so much for being an example of one who truly loves and trusts God with everything – even the most painful and difficult circumstances. May you and your family be blessed beyond measure through this all for you faithfulness to Him. Praying for you all. God bless.
Love the song. Powerful lyrics. Continuing to pray for you and your family.
WOW, Heather.. you just KEEP blessing me everytime I read your blog.. THANK YOU!!!
First to the husband of Heather What a rare gift you have been given to get to love such a woman. Tears are never wasted, only collected in vials by the Lord.
And here is a song for you because you are collecting melody/memories today
Oh and although I have only known you a short while, I chose to believe a day is as a thousand years …hee hee!
Can I Pray for You
By Mark Bishop
I’ve been your friend for a while.
I know you’re hiding behind that smile,
And you’re keeping inside tears that should have been cried,
You’ve been brave through this trial.
You’ve been as strong as a stone,
Against the stormy winds that have blown.
But you have friends who care, more than willing to share,
Don’t face those troubles alone.
Can I pray for you?
Can I mention your name to the Lord?
When I seek His face, can I plead your case?
That’s what praying is for.
I’ll help you carry your cross,
And find the way when you’re lost.
If we’ll let Jesus be true, I know that He’ll see you through.
Can I pray for you?
I know that there’ll come a day.
When I’ll have trials and need you to pray.
Just like you’ve done before, you’ll mention me to the Lord,
That’s why I’m here to say:
“Let me be there for you.
We’ll divide all your problems by two.
And very soon there’ll be three – you and Jesus and me.
That’s what friends are supposed to do.â€
Can I pray for you?
Can I mention your name to the Lord?
When I seek His face, can I plead your case?
That’s what praying is for.
I’ll help you carry your cross,
And find the way when you’re lost.
If we’ll let Jesus be true, I know that He’ll see you through.
Can I pray for you?If we’ll let Jesus be true, I know that He’ll see you through.
Can I pray for you?
Because of Jesus, Bobbie
Love the words to that song. To God be the glory. Amen.
I just saw your blog for the first time this week. The Lord is using your story to speak to so many of us, especially during a very painful time in our nation and for me, personally, as well. I’m praying for you and for God to perform many miracles in your life.
following from one link to another to another and another i found your blog.
i understand that your comments are being sent through moderation. this is good. You may wish to not approve this one.
I will not sign annoymous to my comment, I do not like annonymous commenters myself.
but my site, i think will not be one your readers will want to go to. I have no faith in a higher power, but in your time of need, i can accept that He has been a great help to you. on my site i swear and talk bout the things that people of faith, weather it be budah or God, do not say. this by the way is not my comment, its just a preface. lol
what I wanted to talk about was the symptoms you had proor to your diagnosis.You have had the dizzyness, and this discription hit home hard with me : feeling as though the floor of the ed was falling away from you while standing or sleeping.
I have this too. often, maybe twenty hours a day. it happens when i sit, sleep stand, walk. its horrible.
I have headaches and other weird pains i cannot begin to discribe.
I know, any reasonable person would go to a doctor and discuss this, but in your situation. woudl it have been better to have not found out about it? if it is inoperable and the enevitable comes ( which i sincerely hope it doesnt!) you have spent all this time in worry and fear.
had you not known, wouldnt it have been easier to .. deal with it?
im sorry, i have no right to send you a comment that is not full of support and well wishes. you deserve to only have that sent your way. but i felt i couldnot be quiet.
again. feel free to not approve this comment if you want.
Answer from Heather:
Thank you for commenting, I really do appreciate you stepping out and asking questions at a time like this. You asked if it would have been better to not know- I would have to answer no, it wouldnt have been better to not know and here is why:
My family has grown so much stronger through this- My children have learned so much about life, love and compassion, things that they would never have learned to this degree. But most of all, I look at what Christ is accomplishing through this, and I am amazed.
I can see where a person who didnt believe would think that it would be better to not know, but because of my relationship with Christ- I can see him all over this. I know He is in the midst of this, and I do not assume that this circumstance was meant for my harm or the harm of my family. In the end, everyone will come out of the other side a bit more thankful and a heck of alot closer!
His love for me is endless, even if His healing doesnt come this side of heaven
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow!!!
Heather, I just found out about you a few days ago and this is the first time I’ve been to your blog. I am blown away!
First, let me say I think you are BEAUTIFUL. Your faith, your spirit, your surrender to God and desire to glorify Him are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Second, but most importantly, PRAISE GOD!!! He is good and His love endures forever. I know He is holding you right now and will take perfect care of you.
With love,
Karen
Beautiful, all around.
Praying for you and your family.
Well, Heather, I can’t get the video to work for me, but the song lyrics are beautiful!
“if there is shadow, there is light…. can you wrap your heart around that?”
Yes, I most certainly can wrap my heart around that!
Blessings to you and yours.
Thanks for always sharing your faith and your music. I’m the same way… in hard times songs really speak to me.
Prayers for healing.
How can my heart love someone… be touched by someone so deeply… someone that I’ve never met? Yet… I do and I am… and I am fervently praying for you and your family.
Still Seeking,
Amy
Heather.
You are going to help me blow my iTunes budget! (Well worth it, as I listen to and head to iTunes to download the songs you’ve been posting.)
I love that your husband 1) weeps and 2) posts about it without shame. Rightly so.
Hugs.
I’m so happy for you and Mark, Heather. Oh my word, this amazing outpouring of love must be taking such a financial burden off you two. I know it doesn’t compare to the real burden you’re dealing with, but I know it helps you both to know how much you’re loved.
Heather,
I came here from another site and am so glad to have come. Thank you so much for sharing what you are going through. I really loved the song. I had never heard it before and had to listen several times before reading further. Our family is going through a crisis (although very different from your situation) and your written thoughts are indeed heaven sent for me. I believe that God led me here for the encouragement I have needed today. I will lift you up in prayer as you have lifted me up through your blog entries. God’s blessings on you and your family, my sister.
Linda