Sunday, January 05, 2014

No Fun, No Fun at All

It's really no fun watching a marriage fall apart. It's no fun seeing people you love in emotional pain and turmoil. It's no fun knowing there is very little you can do to help. It's no fun and I am feeling helpless. I am begging for God's mercy, praying He will intervene and take what looks utterly hopeless and impossible and make something beautiful. Deep inside I know He can, but I find my faith often lacking. I'm almost surprised when I see Him at work. I almost don't believe and yet I desperately want to.

  ... sigh ...

Dave was here with the kids tonight. We had fun building a railroad with the wooden train tracks. We ate pretzels and Clementine oranges. We drew pictures. At some point in time Aubs decided to follow her Aunt Hannah upstairs... None of us knew until we heard the terrible sound of a child falling down the wooden staircase. Kind of threw our evening for a loop and put several bumps, a bloodied chin, and swollen jawbone on the child. She howled and cried, and we decided it might be best to have someone who knows check her over.

  ... sigh ...

God does work in mysterious ways. I hope this is one of those times.

9 comments:

  1. Oh Martha...I don't know what to say, except, I love you, I'm holding you and your family in my heart and prayers. Oh God...do some of your miracles in this dear family... Amen!

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    1. There isn't much to say. I am seeing my son humbled and broken in a way I never imagined and am helpless to help him. These stories always have two sides. His faults have always been more obvious, but a marriage takes two and rarely falls apart without wrong on both sides. It needs a husband to love his wife, but she must also respect him, regardless of whether she thinks he is always deserving. It's such a hard lesson to learn.

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  2. arg. again.
    and again with the teaching..
    you've set a good example, and teaching is a healing.

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    1. She's fine. She's one of those little ones who doesn't want to be touched when she's hurting so checking her over is tough. By the time they got to the doctor she was settled down and asking where they were.

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  4. My heart aches for them. I have cried and prayed for God to bring awakening to them spiritually and healing to their marriage. So sorry this is happening. Hugs!

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    1. I have my son back again but my heart is still broken.

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