Since my family and I moved to Alberta from BC, we have had to deal with three very sorrowful deaths. The first was the death of Matthew's childhood best friend, who died tragically in a car accident. With him went his dreams and a large part of his parents' hearts — ours too. The second was the death of my father who died alone without a family member present and in a place that was not his home. The third was a beautiful, young Christian mother of two precious girls whom I loved dearly. The mother was bi-polar. In the middle of one night, she woke up her girls, kissed them, and told them how much she loved them. Then, delusional, she walked to a nearby lake in her pyjamas and drowned, leaving behind a grieving husband and two confused children.
Tragedy and grief is unfortunately a part of life here on earth.
We will all die, with unanswered questions, deep hurts, and unbearable sadness in our hearts. But the one thing that keeps us going is knowing that God loves us and has prepared a place for each one of His children in Heaven — a place where never will be shed another tear and never will be borne another pain.
"When everything is ready,
I will come and get you,
so that you will always be with Me where I am."
John 14:3 (NLT)
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