THE MORAL OF THE STORY:In times of deepest sorrow, place your trust in God’s plan
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“I know God sees the big picture of my life. I don’t need to know everything from beginning to end, because God already does. Through faith in Him, I can encounter life’s problems with confidence, knowing that He will see me through. My God is bigger than whatever circumstances may surround me!”
— Susan Miller
This is a unique column for me to write. This is my first column since all the changes at the Daily Pilot. One change is that this column will now appear only once a month, allowing readers to hear from writers of various beliefs. I am thankful that I will be able to stay connected to you readers because you’ve felt like extended family to me over the nearly 10 years that I’ve been privileged to write it.
Due to recent sudden changes in my life, I have appreciated everybody’s love and prayers more than ever before. I just wish that I could personally thank each and every one of you, because my family and I have been the recipients of an amazing outpouring of support. I am truly humbled and I am deeply grateful.
This is also a unique column for me to write because it is the first one after the tragic car accident that took the life of our precious, beautiful daughter, Amy. I stared at the computer for a very long time before finally settling on that sentence. I kept writing and deleting, but nothing that I write is going to change what has happened and what is.
I know that part of grieving is accepting a new reality, and we have certainly been ushered into a reality that we never saw coming. It’s something we wouldn’t wish on anybody, but is nonetheless reality, and we will live it, one day at a time.
It is like reading a wonderful novel and starting a new chapter that takes a dramatic, unwanted turn and being tempted to try to stay in the past chapter, but that isn’t an option.
I trust God, the loving Author of Amy’s life, the loving Author of my life, and the loving Author of your life.
Amy is happily with God, and we rejoice knowing we will see her again one day.
I will do my best to live as Amy lived her far-too-short life. Amy was wired to live life loving God and others, to live fully, purposefully and joyfully, and she embraced that call with gusto and zest. Amy left a positive imprint on people, and she spread a fragrance of blessing wherever she went. I will love and trust God to help me live to do the same.
And you can quote me on that.
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