by Amy Jung | Mar 30, 2013 | Patience, Suffering, Yielding and Waiting |
I was tired. The dishes weren’t done. My girl was looking sleepy and my boy was knee deep into a project. Both were sick. From the looks of us, you’d never know that in five minutes we’d be trying to imitate Christ. But it is Easter weekend and I...
by Amy Jung | Feb 27, 2013 | Encouragement, Suffering |
“Mama…why does God let me be sick?” He groans. I had to steady myself because a couple of weeks ago…when that question was asked…I was asking the same questions inside. There is no kid-sized answer to that question. Not for a week...
by Amy Jung | Jan 11, 2013 | Suffering |
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” – Clive Barker, Days of Magic Nights of War We should say…it takes a real woman to do that too… And that real man or woman’s heart...
by Amy Jung | Oct 6, 2012 | Suffering |
The Mayfly: Sometimes called the dayfly. For most of her life – two to three years – she swims in a pond. Her wings grow all of this time. These beautiful wings are kept shut up in a tight case getting ready for one, precious day in the air. This week,...
by Amy Jung | Oct 3, 2012 | Suffering |
“I am surrounded by death.” These are my words I brought out as my husband brought home a deer last night. The first one of this season…and the first of a very long season of not getting one. I tried to be happy for him but…I still felt sad when I saw the once wild...
by Amy Jung | Sep 26, 2012 | Suffering |
Just a couple of years ago a friend of mine lost her husband unexpectedly. My husband drove us to the memorial – a short drive across a short town – not a lot of time to prepare words. I had only seen her a few times since returning to my hometown. I spent...
