July 12th

To many people, today was just an ordinary day. Not for me. Today was my due date. The day we planned to welcome our 4th son into our family. We did welcome Jordan into our family. A lot earlier than planned. And Jesus welcomed him home unexpectedly. Unexpectedly to us that is, but not to Him. I wish I could explain the sense of peace in my heart. I know my child is in heaven. I know I will see him again one day. I miss him like crazy but I love the thought of him in Jesus' arms. I remember posting the verse, "weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5) early on and wow, how true that is. Ironically, all day today, I have had the song "Before the Morning" by Josh Wilson in my head. I love that song. I then heard it on the way to work this afternoon. Here are the lyrics for those of you who haven't heard it....(and I recommend you listen to it if you haven't)

Do you wonder why you have to,

feel the things that hurt you,

if there's a God who loves you,

where is He now?

Maybe, there are things you can't see

and all those things are happening

to bring a better ending

some day, some how, you'll see, you'll see

Chorus:

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light

press on, just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends

and you know where you're going,

you just don't know how you get there

so just say a prayer.and hold on,

cause there's good who love God,

life is not a snapshot,

it might take a little time,

but you'll see the bigger picture

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light

press on, just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the dark before the morning

yeah, yeah,before the morning,yeah, yeah

Once you feel the way of glory,

all your pain will fade to memory

once you feel the way of glory,

all your pain will fade to memory

memory, memory, yeah

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,

that you still have a reason to sing,

'cause the pain you've been feeling,

can't compare to the joy that's coming

com'n, you got to wait for the light

press on, just fight the good fight

because the pain you've been feeling,

it's just the hurt before the healing

the pain you've been feeling,

just the dark before the morning

before the morning, yeah, yeah

before the morning

Here is a picture of Jordan's beautiful monument.

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