Thursday, October 21, 2010

"God's plan is better than our plan"

When our older sister Susie was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor we new it would take a miracle for her to be well again.  We did as any Christian  family would do, we prayed fervently.  When we told Susie of our steadfast prayer her comment astounded us.  She quietly and faithfully told us that God's plan is better than our plan.  Through her dying and her death she ministered to us greatly, exposing to us that we should always submit to His will.  At the time little did we know how her submission to His plan would not only change our lives but after her death would comfort and give hope to tens of thousands of people.  Grief is something none of us desire but because of the relationships we have and the love shared within those relationships we must experience it.  Part of that experience is to show honor and respect to that special person that passes.  We just had to figure out how to show honor and respect to her.  When she was alive and well the three of us talked of starting a business together.  Through her death she gave us the gift of a business, one that we are sure she still has her hand in today.