Finding Peace In Hard Times - Guest Blogger

As adults, one of our primary objectives is to take care of our children and keep them safe.  As a parent and teacher there have been lots of moments spent pondering the “best way” to break bad news to kids.  We don’t want to see them struggle and suffer and we can sometimes look at them as fragile or unable to process hard lessons.  We often work to provide a buffer between bad news and the young ones we love.  Today I am going to share a post that speaks to the strength and wisdom of one of the young ones.  She writes with the wisdom of an old soul with a deep faith.

Todays post is by guest blogger Saige.  She is strong, confident, faithful and funny.  Saige is a natural born leader who quietly and gracefully leads others in the right direction.  She has navigated her way through some difficulties this year but she has allowed those trials to strengthen both her faith and courage.   
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the older things have passed away.   -Revelations 21:4

There was one specific part in Make Every Day Count, by Max Lucado, that talked about days of hospitals, sickness, and sorrow.  A failing report card.  Cemetery dirt still fresh.  I read that paragraph and i just felt connected right away.  I knew what all of those things felt like.  Like the part about the cemetery dirt.  A little while before Christmas, my grandma passed away and I was overwhelmed with sadness and grief.  But when I was at Christmas Eve Mass, and I was up in the choir loft singing, I felt a wave of calmness come over me and I just felt better.  I knew that God was helping me.  

About a month or so after my grandma died,  my grandpa, the one whose wife had just died, had a stroke.  My uncle took him to the hospital right away.  When I heard this, I was filled with sadness and worry all over again.  He still isn’t his old self, but i know that God will take care of him the rest of the way, and make him the best that my grandpa can be.

Whatever you’re struggling with, you need to remember that God will take care of it, and you don’t need to worry.  He will bring you peace when you need it and he will help you feel strong even when you don’t feel that way.

A seed to plant: If you are ever stuck in sadness, try to just go to church or listen to a religious song to help you to know that God is always with you.
Blessings on your day!
Thank you Saige...you're amazing!