Breaking Open the Flask

In July, 1998 when Meme (my mom) was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, she did what most of us would do and asked God why her, why now?  In her desperation to make sense of it all, God reminded her in His Word, that He already knew the # of her days and therefore a cancer diagnosis was no surprise to Him and simply a part of her Sanctification process.  Ultimately then, her days were not going to be cut short by disease.  Meme began to feel more settled with her diagnosis and receive it as part of His Greater Purpose for her life.  In that, she asked God to allow her to testify on His behalf to His goodness to her throughout this "storm".  In return, she asked of Him, that one could come to know Christ as Savior by way of her testifying.  About 10 days before she passed, Meme learned of the One she had prayed and asked God for.  It was a simple connection through her hobby, quilting that established the friendship.  The friend shared that Meme's 9.5 y...

The BGG's had our second session together last week.  I already love these ladies so much!  You're enthusiasm ignites a new passion in me for "Believing God".  I'm so excited to see what God will do during the course of the next 7 weeks! Just a few months after my Mom and my Daughter's Best Friend had passed and three short months before we learned the serious nature of My Mother-in-Law's vision issues.  I can't tell you how significant a God Stop moment it was when I read Ephesians 1:17 on Day One of this study!  That verse appears in part on my Mom's Headstone. In the NIV it reads,  "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better."  Six simple words, That you may know Him better."  This was my Mom's wish for her children, grandchildren, and their children to "Know Him Better".  Little did I know what God ...