My Everything Quilt

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits,  who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the people of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will He keep His anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compa...

Shall I take from Your hand Your blessings Yet not welcome any pain? Shall I thank You for days of sunshine Yet grumble in days of rain? Shall I love You in times of plenty Then leave You in days of drought? Shall I trust when I reap a harvest But when winter winds blow, then doubt? O let Your will be done in me, In Your love I will abide. Oh, I long for nothing else as long as You are glorified! Are You good only when I prosper, And true only when I'm filled? Are You King only when I'm carefree And God only when I'm well? You are good when I'm poor and needy. You are true when I'm parched and dry. You still reign in the deepest valley. You're still God in the darkest night. O let Your will be done in me, In Your love I will abide. Oh, I long for nothing else as long as You are gloified! So quiet my restless heart, Quiet my restless heart, Quiet my restless heart in You. ~Sovereign Grace Music

I saw the text, but I was having a breakfast date with a sweet friend and I didn't want to respond to her right now. Two minutes, my phone rings. It's her. She is persistent today. She can leave a voicemail. She does. Out of sheer curiosity I listened to see what was so urgent.  "Call me immediately!" she said. What could possibly be so important that I need to call her immediately? So, I call. Part of me will always wish I had not, but now I know I had to eventually. "Are you sitting down? Are you alone or is David with you?" she asked. "What is going on?" I ask. "Mom's gone." she said. Did I just hear her correctly? Of course, I did. You can't not hear that correctly. The phone call you always expect but never want to receive. On her way to breakfast that morning, Mom had said she was not feeling well and asked her nurse to take her back to her room so she could lie down for a while. Two breaths. That's all i...