Covered in Hope
“Oh Lord, thank You for making me empty, so that You can fill me with more of You. I never thought I would or could thank You for this emptiness, but I can feel you filling me up right now, and I know You have only begun! Please use me and use this story You have crafted, Lord. I want to use it to glorify You, Lord, I’m just not sure how yet…” These are the words that I scribbled in my prayer journal about a week ago. It has been a little over seven weeks since our Paige Abigail went home to Jesus right at the 29th week of our pregnancy. We miss her every single day. Some days, my journal is filled with entries like the one above, and many other days it is filled with tear-stained pages of pleas for strength and peace. My emotions change almost daily, but one thing that I have found that never wavers is my HOPE in the Lord and the promises He has given us. This has truly been my anchor. I have never understood the verse from Hebrews quite as well and as intimately as I do now. “W...