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 didn't want to miss...
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 like that week. So what do...
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 is first tranformed...
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, as my son...
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 the...
