journal entry dated April 24, 2012

Yesterday brought pain, a lot of it. The intensity of her pain is hard to understand. And watching her pain is unbearable. And knowing I have in my possession a source to make her pain better-

I am scared. Perhaps my Mother and I share something here. Ironic, that our linking together would be about this matter-

I'm afraid of living and she's afraid of dying.

The things of life, matters to attend, scare me. The things of death, walking through its valleys, scare her. Jesus Christ is the answer for both of us. Today may we both find our source of strength and peace there...at the cross, in His arms.