“SO WHEN THIS CORRUPTIBLE shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength [...]
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O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY?
Posted in SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK, tagged death, life, scripture, victory, weekly on 10/26/2009 | Leave a Comment »
BIRTHDAY MEMORIES
Posted in ALESYA, tagged ALESYA, birthday, cry, death, grief, life on 10/23/2009 | 5 Comments »
TODAY IS Alesya’s 19th birthday.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, we looked forward to this day, anticipating the celebrations and happiness that we would be enjoying. Instead, we look back on memories.
THE DAY WAS MONDAY, April 21st. The time was 10:30 PM. This past Wednesday marked the one-year-and-a-half anniversary of the day we lost Alesya. It [...]
THE SCARS OF LIFE
Posted in OLD POSTS, WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL, tagged God, humans, life, love, scars, suffering, trials on 07/22/2008 | Leave a Comment »
THE SCARS OF LIFE
SOME YEARS AGO, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as [...]
NIGHTMARE CONTINUES
Posted in ALESYA, OLD POSTS, tagged cancer, encouragement, fatigue, God, happiness, hope, illness, life, pain, suffering on 02/02/2007 | Leave a Comment »
I GOT AN EMAIL from Oksana (Alesya’s sister) last night, telling me the MRI test results. The results came back positive – Alesya has cancer. The tumor was in the right side of her brain. She will have to undergo chemotherapy.
IT IS SO SAD! We went to visit her last Saturday – before she knew [...]