Threading GRIEF Through JOY

Threading GRIEF Through JOY

When you know yourself as LIGHT and LOVE…we can allow JOY to be an ever present  companion…even as GRIEF takes over at times. I can feel Doug’s presence from above. But, there is nothing that seems to be able  to take the place of his human self talking to me and holding my hand. I miss his bodily presence… and the place he put us both into the heart of LOVE together. Peace is who we are!

Sometimes that peace is simply beyond our grasp as a human trying to reach to the above place that we all KNOW is there for us.  Life always has it’s ups and downs, that is the human side of us. But within…that is where awe can FIND the Peace and JOY we are seeking. Our beautiful soul is who we ARE…that is where we need to BE and find that place once again! The world seems upside down  and not very REAL to me when I focus on my grief.

I’ve known all of this for a very long time. I KNOW that where there is LIGHT…there is no room for the darkness. I need and WANT to BE LOVE…who am I? I AM LOVE! Love created our world and it is love that takes us back to our soul when the time is there for us…it is the unseen DIVINE LOVE that we need to focus on and enjoy. Right now I am looking outside of my body and into the love that our world can PROVIDE for us…God has made sure we have people in human form that are THERE for us! I am experiencing that right now for sure. My gratitude for them is beyond words that I can use to describe.

THANK you all of you for the love, healing, and prayers  you have been sending my way. Earth’s angels have been in my life right now! I will be able to describe them in future posts. But, let’s suffice to say now that we are imbued with LOVE and we are not separate from one another. Our hearts bring us back to remembering who we REALLY are…our souls KNOW and help us each and every moment  we allow it in.

This is the 10th ANNIVERSARY  of the publication of our book , The Light GAP : God’s Amazing Presence! As memories flooded in with picture of Marj and I speaking here in Holland and then on into Chicago…my heart swelled again! Doug always supported me in EVERYTHING I did…including everything it took to publish our book! There was a lot of sacrifice there on his part…and I have always LOVED how he was always THERE for me during this time. New grief settles into my heart as I miss him and yet…LOVE and LIGHT take over every time! WOW…we have an awesome God helping us navigate life  every step of the way! I thank the Lord for all of my blessings as I continue to be in  LIFE…

But today I share the photo of BOTH of our husbands, Jim and Doug supporting us in such huge ways through LOVE and LIGHT. This was at a celebration dinner we had as we met between Chicago and Holland to celebrate! And of course this picture showed up for me on October 27, 2026…ten years after the event! Both of our husbands have gone to the life beyond to join Anne who we loved and celebrated as we wrote our book. We celebrate their PEACE and LOVE through the LOVE of our Lord!