September 27, 2016, my (favorite) daughter-in-law died of leukemia just 2 years after they had moved to LasVegas.
February 6 2019, 2 weeks before she was to turn 20, one of my granddaughters, Yvonne’s, heart gave out. Her room-mate had to push the apartment door open because my grandbaby was laying against it.
Almost exactly one month later a grandson, Emmanuel, was killed in a double hit and run on a main highway. He was only 22.
In March of 2020, 2 weeks before she was to turn 21, “Moony”, (another granddaughter) was killed in a car accident along with her best friend who also perished.
4 deaths in as many years.
When Aaliyah passed away, I couldn’t stop crying. I ended up in the hospital with “broken heart syndrome” (yes, it is a real diagnosis now). It took several months to get over it. I couldn’t even fly down to be with her, during her illness nor go to her funeral. THAT hurts even today! I stopped praying then. I stopped chatting with YHWH as I always did as I went through the day, I told my beloved hubby to not even mention anything about Him. I was sooo angry and hurt at her death. I turned my back on Him.
Yet when the other 3 died, I didn’t shed even one tear. I may have shed a few tears for my grandson but not the others. THAT hurt me too!
Then, a year after, YHWH told me, “I took them so they would not see or go through the evil that is coming onto this world”.
THAT brought me such a peace – and to my knees! I can’t really explain it. I see now what HE was talking about. It brings me such joy when I think about how much HE CARES for us! Hind sight is always so 20/20. I mean that it’s easy to understand or judge a situation after it has already happened, because the events are clearer in retrospect.
‘NUFF SAID.
in Christ…
I live because of Him.