"Whatever you face, also has to face me. Stay calm." ~God
I started this blog soon after the death of my beautiful 17-year-old son, Hayden, as a way to deal with my grief. I titled it "Dear Hayden" because at first I wrote as if I was writing to him. My use of the word "dear" ended up being twofold: "used as an affectionate or friendly form of address" and "regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone." Many posts are saved quotes, song lyrics, Bible verses, poems, etc. with credit given to the actual authors as much as possible. Enjoy~
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Last outcome
You thought it was over there.
The place you failed.
The place you came up empty.
But God...
He will bring you back to the same waters --
not to remind you of your failure,
but to reveal His power.
What didn't work in your strength
will overflow in your obedience.
God will often ask you to return to the
very place that disappointed you --
just to show you His power was never
limited by your last outcome.
~@saltandlightwords
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Full of love
God didn't let it happen yet
because he's protecting what is meant to last.
I know it feels like you have been overlooked. I know it feels like
everyone else is moving forward while you are still waiting. But you are
not behind. You are not forgotten.
You are being positioned. Every delay, every detour, every closed door
was intentional -- not to punish you, but to shape you into the person
who can hold what you prayed for.
God is not late. He is strategic. He is guarding your future from what
would have destroyed it prematurely. If it didn't happen yet, it is because
something better needs time to arrive. You don't have to beg, rush, or
force what's divine.
What is meant for you will arrive gently -- and when it does, it will stay.
What God writes is rooted. What God gives is good. And when the
timing finally makes sense, you'll understand that every "not yet" was
full of love.
~jacqueline whitney
The one
"What made me love Christ
wasn't that all of a sudden
-- I started figuring out
how to do life.
What made me love Christ
is that when I was at my worst,
when I absolutely could not
clean myself up -- and there was nothing
anybody could do with me,
right at that moment, Christ said,
"I'll take that one.
That's the one I want."
~Matt Chandler, The Mingling of Souls
Over
Once I saw who I was in God's eyes, it was over for the girl who thought she had to earn to be loved.
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