i have found something that is deeply affecting me. it's a blog that i have been reading, and weeping to, and taking a moment to breath with. the blog is http://jodyferlaak.blogspot.com/. The name is Nitty Gritty. if you've not been directed to this blog, i'd like to be the one to get you there. this woman, the mother of 5 children, newly pregnant with her 6th, has been blogging for over two years about her life with her brood. she writes about her life with her family, the daily joys, the daily difficulties, and everything in between. but the piece that grabs hold of you, and doesn't let you turn away is this: her oldest daughter, Teagan, was tragically killed while sitting having brunch with her family on a sunday back in 2001. Teagan was 4.
this woman is in a word, amazing. her faith (of which i admire SO greatly, however struggle to fully comprehend, personally) is what gets her through her days, her nights, her ... life. she is absolutely astounding in her forgiveness, her strength, her vision, and her approach to living.
here's a snipet:
" life, to me isn't about getting things done and checking off lists. No. It's about living with intention and understanding. It's about priorities and having them so in tune with what is Real that everything else can wait. Just so that the moments that truly matter can take center stage."
she was talking about stopping to take a breath, and drink in an everyday moment that she and her daughter, Wyndham were having unexpectedly. this kind of thought, and process are typical of her musings, and her life as she writes about it on her blog. it has changed the way i am thinking the last several days. it is certainly changing the way i am acting - most especially with those folks that i love with all my heart. knowing that i have been working hard to be grateful, and take the time to appreciate all that i have - i still find myself humbled to a point of silence as i read this blog.
honestly, i won't even be able to accurately depict what she expresses.
go. read it.
you will not be disappointed.
i promise.
1 comment:
Karin, I went to see her blog, and then read the story of her losing her dd (and as well, why her daughter Wyndham has health issues from the accident), and then casually was reading some of her other posts, and got to Christmas...and the angel mail...and started sobbing.
What a sad way to gain such wisdom about appreciating all the little moments.
Thanks for sharing the link.
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