Saturday, March 28, 2009

Brandon


For those that don't know my brother, Brandon was killed in a car wreck Tues. March 17th. This has been the hardest thing I have ever gone through. Gina, the kids and I have been in Spartanburg since the 17th. We are heading back to Wake Forest today, the 29th. My mom is going back with us to spend some time with us. Our grief is great, but we know God is sovereign and He has a bigger plan that we don't see yet. We don't understand ,we are angry and sad but God is our comfort. When our focus is on God's presence, things that trouble you will lose their power over you. Though our world around us is confusing and falling apart, we must remember that "I have overcome the world. I told you these things, so that in Me you may have Peace." Peace is what we long for in times like these and if we are followers of Christ we alredy have that peace through Jesus who is in us.
Yesterday God spoke to me through Isiah 26: You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trust in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength. Our family needs His perfect peace and His strength. Please pray for our family as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I miss my brother more than you can imagine. The pain we are experiencing is unbearable, but we are trusting in God to carry us through this pain. I am planning to update our blog regularly to keep you updated on our family and what the Lord is doing through this tragedy. Coming soon will be a website with a blog. The address will be Justspeaklife.com
Those of you that are walking through this with us remember to Be still in God's presence and let nothing distract you from your first Love.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Perfect peace is the promise of the God who is the Rock. Hope you guys got back safely. We sold all the Journals at Southside this morning, with a list of those who want one (O me of little faith). I will contact Mimi to get some more and to deposit the proceeds into the account. I am sharing with folks "Just Speak Life". I am confident that the Lord will bless and multiply this ministry.
I love you all and pray for God's grace to be greater than your grief.
David

Anonymous said...

y'all continue to be in my prayers. love, betsy
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