I felt the familiar pressure of fullness in my eyes when I read your trial with your pregnancy and the death of your Angel. Last June, 2009, I lost my two-year-old daughter, Juleane, from a brain tumor she apparently was born with. She never knew a day of health in her short two years and it truly was a blessing for her when she went home to the Lord. No more pain.

For me, for a while, it was just devastation, despair so deep I didn't think I would rise from it. God is faithful and, in time, healing began and I now can think of her without deep sorrow, remembering instead how precious she was when she was with me. Php. has so many beautiful verses and this is my favorite and so true. Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I enjoyed the newsletter - thanks for sharing with us. - John

I was lonely and sad. You see I had left someone I'd known for six years. Someone I was engaged to and intended to marry. Turns out I finally saw she was only out for the money.

I was literally alone in my despair and the Lord must have heard the cry of my heart. I was invited to a church and the lady who is now my wife was teaching Sunday School. The minute we were introduced, the Lord told me, "This is your wife." I was so relieved, but it took me another 6 months to even be able to ask her out.

I'm grateful the Lord brought us together when He did and still grateful she is with me 22 years later.

Thank you for sharing your heart and life in this newsletter.

Copenator out!

Sarah Jean
Your choices were so clean.
Words we did see so keen,
Lessons we truly did glean.

Such a newsletter as this
Should be in the top 10 list!
Your choice inspired poem after poem,
Reviews written in the form of a poem.

You are to be thanked,
You are to be highly praised.
Your list you did compile, you are truly thanked.
To you a chalice is raised.
Copenator out!
leader of Copenator's Crew,
Group leader of Sisco's Good Deeds

What an amazing story...even though I am not a Christian, this author's story is far-reaching to all faiths. Thank you to this brave mother for sharing such a difficult but honest story of hope and pain.

Sara, Sara, Sara, thank you for sharing. God is good, all the time. All the time God is good. By the way this is the first time I've made it through an entire newsletter. =)