I only see trees...someday I will see the forest again.
Sometimes we really can't see the forest for the trees. Still devastated one year later. If you are devastated, there is not a time table, no judgement. I hesitate to write much these days. It is a time to be quiet. But I am writing for those who think they should be further along in grieving their loss. May you be encouraged. My brother took his life just over a year ago. I am just barely beginning to process the loss of this precious man and all he meant to me and to so many. It has taken me a year just to face the tragedy of the loss. So many stages in grieving. This is not a self-indulgent post, but one of benefiting from other people sharing. I want to urge you (us) to press on. Keep seeking God. That's where I am, because I have hope and truth. John 17:17 says, "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth." I believe this to be true, and so I will stick closely t...