Thursday, September 9, 2010
My "Son" is Shining....
I have a wonderful son. He is a source of great pride to me and his dad. I couldn't be any prouder of him or i'd be bursting at the seams...He is proving that in great sorrow, there can be comfort. That when all else fails, you can trust God. His heart is broken, his thoughts are sad..yet he still goes on. He has tried to hold his head up, but the last few days, he has shown signs of being weary, I could see it in his face Sunday night at church...he was expected to stand up there and lead the congregation in a worship service without hanging his head. Both Saturday night and Sunday night, he and Crystal both, came out to church and held their heads up. He did what the Lord gave him to do and tried to push the service forward. I think that we as a congregation didn't know what to expect, but he set the pace for service to go forth as if there were no great sadness weighing his heart down. He did as any good shepherd would have done, he saw to his flock..he tried to let them know, hey...we're gonna pull thru this...but I know him, and I told Tony, that Slick was slipping thru the cracks...my mothering instincts kicked in and I begin to pray for the Lord to comfort him as well as Crystal...and let me stop and say something here...No one could ask for a better daughter in law than Crystal...we can tell and feel that she loves us..she has never made me feel like just "the mother in law"....she has been a good wife to my son. She has kept his home clean, his clothes washed and his meals cooked.. she has been a wonderful mother to our grandchildren...Tony and I both love her dearly. We think she is doing a wonderful job as the pastor's wife...they both have made us so proud so far...Now i'm sure Slick has been grouchy, ( I can hear Crystal amening me..lol)...and he's probably found himself short on patience a few times since they've come home...the jetlag, the questions in your mind..the sadness as you look at his empty cradle...trying to carry on in some form of normalcy for the other children.....all would be enough to make anybody crumble......so, as his mother, I want to take a few minutes and give him his kudos....Slick, you are a wonderful son. You are a loving but overly worrying father..lol, you are doing a great job pastoring the church, and I know you're carrying a heavy load with a sad heart... you need to hear and know that you are doing a good job...but you also need to hear that we recognize your loss, and don't expect you to be on top right now....We love you and are so proud of you Michael....and we're so sorry this happened.
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I am not worthy of your sweet sayings of myself, but yes your son is..He is the most wonderful man in the world and actually he has been so kind and helpful these past eleven days, trying to be strong for me, but like you, I know him and I know he is hurting, just about everyday he ask me and the kids to come with him in the living room and listen to "The Journey" and think of Crimsyn and we sit with the kids and cry but all the time telling them Crimsyn is coming home!!! I love you and Tony so very much and am so thankful God allowed you to be my second parents..
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All you can say to that Sis Joyce is "ditto." I believe Bro. Slick is such a wonderful man, as well as Sis. Crystal being a wonderful woman. I thought as all of this has happen at one time I asked God why could something like this happen to such great people but as my response was not given to me at that time of prayer it later came that the Lord loves them and will take care of them and knows just what he is doing. It's always been hard for me to understand how things work out and hard not to ask why they are working out this way but in the end it'll be perfect. The lord one time told Grandmother (Irene) that he performs miracles daily and I love that testimony cause it just reassures me that he does & he won't let your family down. Still praying for you guys and baby Crimsyn to make a safe trip back home to his family. I love ya'll.
ReplyDeleteBro Slick was at Huntsville Church Wed night and done soooo good! Praying for yall!
ReplyDeleteSometime - unknown to us - God was giving an author the words and the music to "The Journey". . .time passed. Sometime - unknown to us - God allowed some one of New Harmony to hear that song and spark a desire to sing it and put it on a CD. . .time passed. The CD, with all its blood, sweat and tears (yep - been there!) is complete. . .time passed. From the first time I heard the CD, I LOVED "The Journey". What a message. But who REALLY knew? Who knew that just a short time later, the prophetic message in that song would bring such great consolation to such precious, brokenhearted children of God. God knew. He knew when He gave the words to the author. He knew when planted the seed in the "ear" of a New Harmony member. He had a plan. He still has a plan. I'm sure it's working in the background right this very minute. I don't know what it is - but I know it will be good for His precious children. Because He loves all of you more than you love Crimsyn. And that's a lot. :-)
ReplyDeleteI found out today that the "ear" that this song was planted into, belonged to none other than his sister, Erica.........To know that she played a part in God's plan to someday supply comfort to her own brother and his family, brings great joy to her!
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't surprise me! Looks like God had a plan to strengthen Erica too. :-) His ways are so high above ours. . . He's been looking down on all these sweet Clark people I love so much for a long time - preparing to comfort you when He knew you would face a trial. . .He is so faithful to us. When it seems there is no way, He makes a way. . . (Did I mention that I love Him???)
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