Peace in Grief
Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Phil.4:7 (New Living Translation)
It was the evening of November 10, 2003, and the phone in the barn was ringing loudly over the sound of the high pressure washer I was using. Shutting things down, and moving as fast as my very pregnant body would allow, I rushed to answer the phone. It was my sister-in-law calling to inform me that we needed to get to the hospital A.S.A.P. We planned that she would pick us up as soon as she could. I rushed to another part of the barn to alert my husband. The next hour was a frantic as we tried to get four small children ready to drop off somewhere, and taking quick showers so we didn't smell like the animals in the barn.
My mother, at fifty-seven years old was slipping away from us. After battling cancer for two and a half years she was 'going home.' Upon arriving at the hospital, we found out she had contracted a severe infection in her blood. Her cell count was to low to offer any resistance.
The next afternoon at 1:06 she gently passed on, with her husband, and seven children surrounding her.
I was one week away from my due date with baby number five. Over the next few days my physical body was miserable, and swollen with water retention. I was sad and grieving, but I had a peace that passed all understanding about not going into labor in during the next few days.
While others were losing sleep fretting about me, I was curled up asleep at night with peace unspeakable about the whole thing. Exactly one week after we had said goodbye to mom, our new daughter greeted us at the very same hospital.
I look back and remember being perplexed over others being so fretful. Because I had this deep peace and confidence that God would take care of me and my baby! I remember laughing to myself about their worry thinking if I'm not worried why are they?
This is how the things of God so often are. It will exceed anything we can understand.
Thank you Father that your peace will guard my heart and mind as I live in Christ Jesus. Ad that as I experience your peace it will truly exceed anything i can understand. I Love Father, Amen
Mary Lou Schwartz
It was the evening of November 10, 2003, and the phone in the barn was ringing loudly over the sound of the high pressure washer I was using. Shutting things down, and moving as fast as my very pregnant body would allow, I rushed to answer the phone. It was my sister-in-law calling to inform me that we needed to get to the hospital A.S.A.P. We planned that she would pick us up as soon as she could. I rushed to another part of the barn to alert my husband. The next hour was a frantic as we tried to get four small children ready to drop off somewhere, and taking quick showers so we didn't smell like the animals in the barn.
My mother, at fifty-seven years old was slipping away from us. After battling cancer for two and a half years she was 'going home.' Upon arriving at the hospital, we found out she had contracted a severe infection in her blood. Her cell count was to low to offer any resistance.
The next afternoon at 1:06 she gently passed on, with her husband, and seven children surrounding her.
I was one week away from my due date with baby number five. Over the next few days my physical body was miserable, and swollen with water retention. I was sad and grieving, but I had a peace that passed all understanding about not going into labor in during the next few days.
While others were losing sleep fretting about me, I was curled up asleep at night with peace unspeakable about the whole thing. Exactly one week after we had said goodbye to mom, our new daughter greeted us at the very same hospital.
I look back and remember being perplexed over others being so fretful. Because I had this deep peace and confidence that God would take care of me and my baby! I remember laughing to myself about their worry thinking if I'm not worried why are they?
This is how the things of God so often are. It will exceed anything we can understand.
Thank you Father that your peace will guard my heart and mind as I live in Christ Jesus. Ad that as I experience your peace it will truly exceed anything i can understand. I Love Father, Amen
Mary Lou Schwartz
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Your stories are always so wonderfully written. I cannot wait until more have surfaced. May God bless you in your writing.
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