What a tough year! I don't want to get into a lot of details about it, but the main thing is my mother's health. She is in a specialty hospital trying to be weaned off the ventilator.
One thing about all these trials is that it really tests one's faith. We human beings are faced with our limits all the time. We research, make informed decisions and then wait. Nothing is guaranteed. Those of us that believe in God find ourselves begging the only being that can actually make the healing stick. Somehow it shouldn't be that way. I mean, a loving God would surely want his children to be healthy and thrive and have fulfilling lives without being broken-hearted by someone taken too soon. Right?
We don't know. We are just puny humans with limited understanding. God gives us only the promise of eternal life. Somehow, that is not enough. Yet, it has to be. We must surrender it all to Him. When it comes down to it, what choice do we have?