With Hope by Steven Curtis Chapman

Was recently talking to someone bout deaths. And suddenly I was reminded of this song which I had heard months back.

FYI. It was originally written not for his daughter but for a family friend whose daughter had also pass away years ago.


Really, everytime I watch or hear anything of Maria's act, I really smile and giggle away. Just cause she's so cute and as you can see really brings light and joy to the people around her.

To those who've lost someone dear.. Trust in God and His grace. Have hope.

Infact, take a look at the lyrics. It really weighs a lot.

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...

So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

I was randomly going through my pictures, and I found one that I took of during one of those late night cramming period for my final A-levels exam. Must've been the boredom. =/



I finally realise how messy I can get that even my books and notes were all piled up on the bed. Now, how on earth did I sleep on the bed with comfort. The wonders of burning the midnight oil.
Seriously speaking, if not for this picture, I wouldn't have realise that I was THAT messy. And that, was just the beginning of the cramming period.. Which was about a month plus before the exam. and only half of the mess. And you wouldn't want to see the study room either.



It became so messy that it resulted in me going elsewhere to continue my studying in the afternoon and retreat back to the mess at midnight.


It's 4.30 and I've got class at 10. Awesome

SEE

The videos of the Chapman family on Larry King. 3 months after the tragic incident that took their youngest daughter, Maria Sue's life.

Truly shows the love and strong support within the family and how true and strong God's strength is in which they depend on to continue living forward every single day. Such an inspirational message to learn from and to lean not on our own understanding but to truly rely on God.

It's amazing how great is our God and the life changing moments/actions/impacts He has upon our life.

.... "little breadcrumbs on our journey through life" ....
Watch and you'll understand that and why the title SEE.

Poetry. Oh the beauty of poetry.

Thoughts unfurl like cigarette smoke as I ash old memories away of corked pain,a bitter wine, that never ages gracefully.



Sorry for the emotional outburst on the previous post. But yet, how true can it be? I'm sure there comes a day where it must have passed through your mind, somewhere.

Yet, there are times again where I feel.
Darn, do I really deserve these people -.-

but apart from that...
Between the two weeks since that post, apart from the replies I got here. People actually did text messaged me asking whether I was okay. Even the few, online on the rare occasions when I'm on MSN.

Good to know that there will be those few who you know you can definitely count on. Thanks