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1 John 3:11

1 John 3:11“[More on Love and Hatred] For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

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In Remembrance

It’s a day, like any other. It’s 5 years to the day since my Beloved died. It’s a milestone, right? I called his parents. He didn’t speak to them for the last several years of his life, because … reasons. Reasons that don’t really matter anymore. He told me not to contact them but I did anyway. How could I not? They feel remorse, I forgave them, it’s okay now. I hurt for them because they’ve lost both their sons, they hurt for me because I no longer have a husband. We’re good. So I sent them a bunch of pictures of when their only granddaughter was a baby that they’ve never seen. I lit the candle that he dozed off to on the last night he was on earth, a candle I’d made, for Valentine’s Day, my last day as a wife, the last time he told me he loved me. I listened to a playlist I made of some of the songs we used to listen to when we fell in love. Life keeps moving forward, man keeps making his plans and God keeps laughing. I think I know what the next step is, but I’m never sure until it’s done. God has an incredible sense of humor. Not sure I’m laughing yet but … I trust Him.

Thinking of Dane

~Nessa

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2 Thessalonians 1:3

2 Thessalonians 1:3“[Thanksgiving and Prayer] We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

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I know it seems counter-intuitive to choose grief as my theme for February, as this is supposed to be the “love” month.

But grief is the ultimate price for love. It’s not cheap.

This month is the 5th anniversary of when my husband died (the 15th) and I want to honor that milestone somehow. Also, not after this. I really don’t want to spend the rest of my life marking days of death, if that makes sense, so this is the last time, for me.

Also, I am grieving the loss of a relationship I had so much hope for, that didn’t work out like I thought it would, and also means the loss of a 45 year friendship with my HS sweetheart along with it. So things are a bit heavy for me this month on a couple of fronts.

I know bright days are coming, but for right now, I just need to sit in the dark.

~Ness

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1 Corinthians 2:9

1 Corinthians 2:9“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

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