Saturday, November 18, 2006
I
still keep up with your story and Lydia's. I have seen this pain before, but no
one has ever put it into words quite like you do. The one thing that is very
very different in your case is the way in which you and your wife talk and
communicate. Usually the mom struggles that the dad can go back to work and
seem to live out every day as if nothing has changed but the mom has to stay
home and face reality all day. You are so fortunate to have such a strong
marriage and to be able to grieve separately and together. Imagine your grief
if you did not have anyone to share it with. ………
Yes,
we really thank God for giving us a strong marriage, so we can walk together
and also grieve differently through this difficult time. God is good.
Sometimes,
we struggle if we should post our true feeling or not. Because we know people
will not be able to stand it to see us continue grieving so much. But anyway,
we did post honestly. Hopefully, God will use our pain and suffering to
minister some other people in need. Actually, He did. We learn through people's
sharing and emails, all of them did bring us comfort and hope.
This
morning, girls have their annual piano recital. Our piano teacher had given out
an award to recognize the students who work hard like Lydia in remembrance of
Lydia. It was so sweet of her to do it for our family and our Lydia. Yes, we
all want to remember her, remembering her smile, her hard work, her love and
her faith, and also make her spirit live forever. But most of all, we want to
use her story to inspire and encourage people to live their lives fully under
any circumstances. It was sad and heartbreaking when we were sharing with other
families at the recital reception about our Lydia. But we were also so
encouraged by people’s positive reaction – they would like to see their
children live up their all potential like Lydia did. Praise the Lord for
continually using Lydia’s story.