And Life continues to go on

I really need to keep up with my blog more. I really like Facebook, and I spend a lot of time on Facebook (maybe too much). So maybe if you want to keep up with me more you should follow me there. I post Bible verses, jokes, and uplifting posts. I try to encourage people and be a blessing to others. But this year has been a very rough year, and now I feel as if I should be on the receiving end of the encouragement. But who encourages the one who encourages? Who can we go to to receive the encouragement we need? Do you ever feel like Job? Job 1:21  "And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

So what has put me in the slough of depression? Well, remember in my last blog - my husband's father had passed away and my father had passed away, but that we were able to visit our mothers. We returned to Belarus at the end of January and started teaching English again in February. But on April 7th we received news that Jeff's mother had passed away, so we decided he should return for the funeral and help his siblings with taking care of things. A week later, my brother called Jeff to tell him my mother was killed in a car accident. Then Jeff had to make a very hard call to me, and tell me this. He was not here to comfort me, but even from America he was taking care of me. He called some other missionaries here and explained to them what happened before he called me. They came over as soon they could to help me in any way they could. A day later I was on my way to meet my husband in America, and the next day on a flight to El Paso to be with my family.

Never take for granted the time you have with family, cherish and love them while you still have them. When they are gone remember the good times. I thank God everyday for my family, for the fact that both of my parents were saved and are now in Heaven together with their Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. But I miss them. Job 19:25  "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:"

So who encourages the one who encourages others? Where do I go when I am depressed, when I feel as if no one loves me? I go to the one who loves me no matter what I do, the one who forgave my sins and saved my soul. I go to his Book, his love letter to his children - The Holy Bible. My favorite Psalm is Psalm 121

Psalm 121:1 - 8 A Song of degrees.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

I thank God for my husband, as we struggle through this new stage in our life - our parents are gone - we hold each other up in prayer. I thank God for the ladies in  a group I am in that are encouraging and some have even gone through the same thing. God always gives us what we need when we need it.

I hope this makes sense, I mean this is called "Helen's Ramblings." Thanks for reading.