When Larissa met Ian at college in 2005, she never dreamed she'd one day be his wife ... and his caretaker. After a tragic accident left Ian without the ability to speak, walk or care for himself, she did what any woman in love would do: she married him.
"There will always be the older white woman in Walmart who stared at us with sheer disgust, or the African-American mother who looked at us and just shook her head.”
When Larissa met Ian at college in 2005, she never dreamed she'd one day be his wife ... and his caretaker. After a tragic accident left Ian without the ability to speak, walk or care for himself, she did what any woman in love would do: she married him.
"There will always be the older white woman in Walmart who stared at us with sheer disgust, or the African-American mother who looked at us and just shook her head.”
"I saw healthy, young people die just as often as I saw elderly, sick people die. These people died alone. Their families were given a FaceTime goodbye, which to me, felt cheap. I didn’t know how to apologize for not being enough."
If you struggle for joy – SING! If you are joyful – SING! In God’s perfect design and in His perfect understanding of the human condition He has bound joy and singing together for His people.
Let’s not be deceived into thinking we are in control of this virus or anything else really. NOTHING comes our way that hasn’t passed through His hands first.
You may not see it, but there is a battle going on. A war of two realms, fighting for your heart. But Satan has no foothold where God's children are speaking His Truths. Anxiety has no place where God dwells.
The days have turned into weeks, and soon to be months. Life has become a blur. But somehow, we survive. It’s not pretty, but we manage to make it work.
