I listened to the Chapman interview with Larry King Live tonight. I watched it on YouTube since we don't have cable. Wow! That family is amazing! What a wonderful witness to others in how they are handling such a tragedy. Lamar and I both cried. I just can't even imagine. After I hear about tragedies such as theirs, I wonder how I could ever complain about anything. There are so many people who are dealing with such hard things in life: death of children, parents dying, miscarriages, terminal illness, etc. Sure I've been through some hard things...but the death of a child.....can't even begin to imagine that kind of heartbreak. It's true, though....the Lord is close to the brokenhearted. I know because the times that I have been the most heartbroken is when I've felt the most loved by God. I know He always loves me more than I could ever imagine but one time when I was so brokenhearted I didn't even think I could go on, He showed Himself to me in the middle of the night and it gave me such HOPE. I told Lamar the next morning that God hugged me in the middle of the night and that He said something to me but I couldn't remember what it was. I knew it was good, though. When I heard Beth Moore speak soon after that, her words were this: "When you are brokenhearted in the middle of the night, God just comes down from heaven and gives you a hug and says, 'you are my delight!'". :) Lamar was sitting next to me (him and one other guy were the only people at the Beth Moore seminar.....that's another story :) ) and said, "that's what he said to me that night!". I just knew it. I have thought of that night so many times since then. It's amazing how God loves us so much. He has so many children that sometimes I wonder how He could ever love all of us but He does. He shows me all the time!
Happy Happy Friday, y'all! Some of y'all might know that back in the day I had a baking blog. And, by back in the day, I mean I started it in 2009 and my last post was in 2011. I probably should update it and keep adding to it, but I just don't bake or cook as much anymore now that our nest is empty. But, I did have so much fun with that blog. I would just bake or cook as usual but along the way I would take pictures and blog about the recipes. I still go back to that site and get recipes. I send my kids and friends there when they are wanting a certain recipe, too. It's so easy to just send them a link. I'm all about fast and easy recipes! One of my favorite super easy "go to" recipes are these super yummy and easy brownie bites. I first blogged about these in 2009 here but thought I would add the yummy recipe to this blog, too. Ingredients: Brownie Mix (I use the Duncan Hines 13x9 family size). Rolo's (they now have them unwrapped) WOOHO...
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