1,2,3 Jesus loves me
1,2 He loves you too
2,3,4 He loves you more
than you've ever been loved before
5,6,7 I'm on my way to Heaven
8,9 It's truly divine
8,9,10, it's time to end
but there's time to sing
it again....
and on and on we'd go. This song was a fun song to sing, Case liked it and would always give me a big smile. Lane would try to sing too, but didn't know all the words. Now this song has taken on new meaning to me. It talks about how Jesus loves you more than you've ever been loved. As Case's mom, who could love him more than I do? Well, that song answers my question. Jesus can love him more than I can. Doesn't seem possible, but Case is feeling that love right now. When I sang, 5,6,7 I'm on my way to Heaven, I had no idea how soon that would be for Case. But I am thankful for this little song and all the promises it holds in just a few words. I know that when I get to heaven Case will teach me all the songs he's learned up there.
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Romans 8:26-27 “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.”
You don't know me, but even my children are starting to know a little about you. In one of their many attempts at prolonging bedtime, they came and found me at the computer. I was poring over your blog and being mesmerized by both Case's eyes and your enduring faith. My blog stalking has apparently become a regular occurrence because my 4 year-old asked me, “are you checking on baby Case’s mommy again?” Yes, I am.
Every time I check your blog, I am overcome by the desire to do or say something to ease your pain. But the harsh reality is that it is impossible for me to do so. My words feel trite and insufficient. My heart breaks for you, but I can’t even come close to actually feeling what you feel. So I pray. I cry and I pray some more, but even then my words seem trite and insufficient. So I follow your lead and I trust. I trust in the God that helps us in our weakness. I don’t even know what to pray for, but I trust that the Spirit will intercede for me when my words fail. I trust Jesus, who your son’s beautiful eyes have already beheld, to pray for you. And I trust that the Father, who is holding you so tightly that you are engraved on his hand, will hear your cries for mercy and remember you. Just as you will never forget Case, your Heavenly Father will never forget or forsake you (Isaiah 49:14-16).
The welcome greeting on your blog says, “Everywhere I go it is my hope to bloom there, to make the best out of where we are, who I meet, and what is given to us.” I am sure you never imagined that your journey would take you to this place of horrific heartache, but nevertheless, you ARE blooming. Your blog posts are honest, vulnerable, heart-wrenching and inspiring. Though you may feel like you are in a dry and weary land, you are displaying the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God (Isaiah 35:1-4). I look forward to the day when you meet your Savior face to face, are reunited with your son and mother and are crowned with everlasting joy—the day that gladness and joy will overtake you and sorrow and sighing will flee away (Isaiah 35:10). Until then, may your soul find strength in clinging to the Lord and may you feel the comforting grip of his righteous right hand (Psalm 63:8, Isaiah 41:10).
Kristen DeBie
Natasha,
Thank you for sharing your heart with others. I pray for you and think about you and your family everyday. Your relationship with Jesus is inspiring to so many people right now. You do not know me but I have shared your story with many of my friends and we are all praying for you. Praying that God will give you the strength you need to get through each moment , praying that in the days ahead you will always feel His arms around you loving you, holding you, and allowing you to feel comforted. Continue to lean on Him Natasha, trust His plan for you and your family even when you don't understand it yourself. (Proverbs 4:5-6). Praying for you, Reese and Lane. Case is so lucky to have you as his mommy, he loves you so much and always will.
Carolyn Pemberton
Natasha, I love it that people who don't even know you are praying for you. And the first verse Kristen shares is the one I have looked to many times - "the Spirit intercedes with groans that words cannot express." Sometimes I don't know how to pray for you, Reese and Lane but I take quiet time to look to God and let the Spirit intecede. I love, love the song you sing to your children. I miss and love you all, Michele
Love the song..thinking of you and praying for you.
~Tiffiny
Love you guys.
how prophetic was that song?
glad it was one you sang to baby case. LOVE YOU! LOVE YOU !
Thank you to Krisen and Carolyn for sharing your thoughts with Natasha. I am crying again. :)She inspires me with each post and reminds me how I should be living for my creator. At first I asked, "now how can this be the perfect plan in the lives of this famiy?" I still wonder, but as Christians, I feel his sweet life, is pushing us to know that even in the valley of the shadow of death, we still hold the promise that we will reunite and have eternal happiness. How else would you get through this? Still praying and loving you guys.
I'm doing Beth Moore's "Breaking Free" and I can't tell you how often it brings all of you to my mind. These verses especially have brought me to tears and hope for your sweet family:
Isaiah 61
The Year of the LORD's Favor
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to BIND UP THE BROKENHEARTED,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 "For I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery and iniquity.
In my faithfulness I will reward them
and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the LORD has blessed."
This is one of the most amazing Bible studies that I have done and it ministers to so much of the hurt we experience in this life. I am inspired by your display of HIS splendor--you may not feel it, but you are an example of a planting of the Lord. In my view you are an oak of righteousness -- trusting even through your pain, praising even though your heart is broken. May God LAVISH on you a year of His FAVOR for your amazing faithfulness and may your descendants for generations to come Praise His Name and be known among the nations as a people the Lord has blessed!!! Praying God's Word over each one of you as He exchanges your ashes for beauty.
Much Love,
Shannon (Moses Lake)
At Christmas when I babysat Lane and Case, Lane told me about this song. We were playing with playmobil in Kai's room and singing songs. That song was his idea to sing and he said you sang it to him at home. I had forgotten about it, I think it is so sweet.
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