In Need of Fill

This life

for me

for my sweet hubby 

for our entire family

has had it's curves

it's sharp corners

it's steep precipices

it's detours

Yes, the storms have come

there has been leukemia

broken relationships

a devastating accident

Even now

the winds are picking up 

blowing in a rare kidney disease

for a sweet granddaughter

and kidney cancer

for both of her parents

one, our precious daughter

still recovering from surgery

And the storms and the detours

are found all around the world

plastered all over the news

and even in our neighborhoods

with those we love

many more devastating than ours

And we wonder

how this can be

But could it be

that without the precipices

there would be no rescues

Without the storms

we would not look up to the Son

Without being lost

we would have no need of a Shepherd

Without being in need

we would not look to Him

Without being emptied

we would not be filled

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The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

His mercies never cease.

Great is His faithfulness;

His mercies begin afresh each morning.

Lamentations 3:22-23

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Five Minute Friday

Linking with other bloggers writing on the word "fill" - for a weekly challenge "Five Minute Friday".  This is my first time to take the challenge.  Five minutes is such a short time to put thoughts into words ... and I confess, my stopwatch showed 9 minutes when I completed the writing.  Maybe I'll be able to speed it up the next time ... maybe.

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HELD SECURE: His Love in Times of Trial