I am honored Exemplify invited me to submit an article for their online magazine.
To give you a little back story,this article was very difficult for me to write but something I NEEDED to write….for me.. There is something about putting words on paper (or in this case screen) that make them more real. You see for some things I like to keep my rose colored glasses firmly in place. If I don’t write about it, if I don’t talk about it, then it is not really real right?
Wrong.
Mom even said, “you know you need to write about your cousin.” She knew if I wrote about it would help me prepare and accept things I have not wanted to accept.
Still don’t want to accept.
And to be truthful I don’t think I fully have accepted it, but I think my trip to Phoenix (which I talk about in my article) and writing this article is part of my journey in accepting that things don’t turn out the way they should be. When you live on the other side of the US from someone you deeply love, it is easy to pretend everything is going to be ok. The article is not as depressing as this short paragraph, but I wanted to share with my readers how raw that article made me feel, and still does. As for my cousin who I write about, she is still fighting (God I love that girl’s spirit, she always has been a strong-headed fighter) but she is currently in hospice care.
I wrote this article for my Aunt (aka-my second mother), who is the mother of my cousin, she is an amazing woman and I am proud to be called her niece.
It would mean a lot to me if you head over and read my article.
Click on this link, hit “full screen” read through the excellent magazine (my article is on page 19).
Look forward to reading your article. I just started writing book reviews for the magazine, it is beautiful. I know what you mean about being away from someone and the situation not feel like it's real. I went through that when I lived away from my family. But it's also true when you live close and don't spend time with each other. Thank you for sharing something that is so raw for you.
I am so glad you had the opportunity to say goodbye and will be praying for your cousin as she prepares to meet Jesus face to face.
That was a very timely article for me as I have been asking God “why” about similar circumstances regarding my own health in the last month…and what I am always reminded of is “why not”? Our joy and thanksgiving shouldn't have anything to do with our circumstances and I praise Him that He provides us with the strength to make that true.
Thanks for a great article, Lori. I am so excited to work with you on CWA!
Melissa you are such an encouragement to me and I am enjoying getting to
know you better.
I love it, Lori. Powerful thoughts to read second thing in the morning…
Wonderful article! Life did not go as planned for me this spring when I was diagnosed with acute liver failure due to wilson's disease. But God is so good. He was gracious to provide a liver transplant, and now I am once again healthy and able to enjoy taking care of my family. A liver-transplant was certainly not on my agenda, but I feel better than I have in years! God is SO good!
Oh Melissa thank you for sharing that. God is GOOD even (especially) when
things don't go our way.
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Lori, what a beautifully and well done article! I have been wondering how things are going with and for you in this situation as I have had you in my prayer journal since I first learned of the news.
Continuing in prayer for you and the family…