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Me? A Blogger?

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. —Jeremiah 29:11 ESV

When I started “blogging” it was because my husband was sick and we had a wonderfully huge group of family and friends that were asking for updates on his condition. For a short time, I would go down my list of emails, texts, and phone numbers and update individually. Then, I started updating key people and asking that they update others. This led to sweet friends (who had been updated by a key person) calling and asking questions and wanting to impart love. I was exhausted from all the reporting and re-reporting.  Our doctor’s office told us about CaringBridge websites. I took a look and started “blogging”.

As my husband and I journeyed and he became sicker and sicker, I began to feel so called to share God’s hope as I was sharing updates. My husband said people didn’t want to read about him. So, in order for Bill to allow me to continue blogging about his condition, I had to promise I would share the Gospel and also share hope as I updated everyone.

As I typed in entry after entry of updates, hope and the Gospel, and as my husband became more and more ill, I thirsted for scripture and promises from my Savior.

The longer we journeyed, the more the words poured out of my hands onto the screen. Then, the day came that God asked me to let Bill (my husband) go. I didn’t want to. I felt that God had gifted Bill to me. God had crafted Bill for me and Bill met my every need. I was angry. I was upset. I didn’t want to let him go. I didn’t want him to die. I wanted God to swoop in, miraculously, and Bill be completely healed. Then, we would go on radio shows and news shows and tell of the miracle of his healing and proclaim Christ’s gift of eternal life.

As I type this, I realize how crazy my thoughts at the time must sound. God did perform a miracle in Bill’s life. Bill surrendered his heart to Christ and Christ completely changed his life. He became victorious and became a passionate follower of Christ. The other miracle that God performed is that when it was time for Bill to go Home, Christ came and took Bill by the hand and he immediately was in the presence of Christ. No more pain, no more tears.

The miracle didn’t look like what I envisioned and I was devastated by God’s answer to my prayer and the prayers of those that loved Bill. I was empty. I was broken. I was barely holding on and so upset with the answer. And as I worked through all of these emotions, the words just drained out of me. I had nothing to say. Nothing to write. Just nothing.

As time marched on and I started to heal, the words returned. It took three years and a sweet friend encouraging me to write again. I sat down and prayed and the words tumbled out of me. Almost as though they weren’t from me. It seemed that God, when I was surrendered, could speak through me. So began my second chapter of blogging. I was asked to join the writing team of A Widow’s Might and I have been writing, ministering, and speaking about widowhood ever since.

It has just been in the past few months that I have felt called away from that ministry. It is an awesome ministry! They are the hands and feet of Christ and the writers remind readers of the Hope of Christ in every post. I am just in a different place now and I feel called to write about different topics.

So, as I finish this entry, I am entering the third chapter of my “blogging” career and I am smiling because God is continuing to give me the words to reach others. I am going to use this website to glorify Him and share truths that He asks me to share.

I hope you’ll check in and read what God has sent me in each post. I hope you’ll walk this journey with me.

May God bless you abundantly in your journey. Feel free to send me a line and let me know where you are in your journey.

39 Replies to “Me? A Blogger?”

  3. BEAUTIFUL Sherry! Well written.
    Keep moving forward. Never stay stuck!
    ALL the BEST to YOU in your new and most awesome endeavor! I am very excited for you from Pennsylvania. By the way, we met through the awesome and very necessary ministry of A Widow’s Might. God bless each of the beautiful ladies in this group as well as God bless you and yours. 💛

    1. Thank you, Lisa! Yes, A Widow’s Might is a wonderful ministry and it is doing the work of Jesus! Love them and loved ministering with those very special ladies!!!

  4. i Pray he Rests in Peace hes in a much better place now smiling down on you ………………God Bless you

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