The Valleys of Life
The Valleys of Life
By Deb Dagg
What kind of place would this world be,
If hate was gone and love was free.
No more tears of grief, no hurt, no pain,
We would only exist with nothing to gain.
It is in these valleys where we all grow,
Where souls are born and hearts will know.
The spirit of life; the agony of defeat,
where our hearts mature with each new beat.
We find ourselves with each new breath,
from when we’re born; until our death.
It’s how we live life in between,
It’s how we love that sets the scene.
Background to this poem…
Yesterday this was delivered in a beautiful card, hand written by Deb. At the bottom of the poem were written these words, “I am starting to write again. This is my latest poem. What do you think?”
Love and prayers,
Deb
A few people that read this Blog from time to time know Deb well. Deb is part of our congregation in Peterborough. She, and her husband Terry, started attending about three years ago now. Two years ago this Christmas coming, Terry passed away. Since that time her son has gone blind and now lives in Extend-a-care, a seniors residence in our area. To say that it has been a rough few years would be an understatement.
However Deb began her journey into her family at a very early age. When she was a teenager, she and Terry, her boy friend at that time, came home from a concert to find out that both his parents and his youngest sister had been killed in a car accident. About a month later the small family of children were ousted from their home by the Bank that held the mortgage. Terry was the oldest and he began a long journey of looking after his siblings with Deb by his side.
That is only a small synopsis of a huge story that Deb has lived through. When they discovered the love in our church at the crucial time of Terry’s diagnosis of cancer it was the beginning of new life for Deb. This has been a long three journey together.
What do I think Deb…? I think and know that I am continuing to witness a miracle every day. God is amazing and so are you.
Thank you so much.
~ Pastor Murray ~
By Deb Dagg
What kind of place would this world be,
If hate was gone and love was free.
No more tears of grief, no hurt, no pain,
We would only exist with nothing to gain.
It is in these valleys where we all grow,
Where souls are born and hearts will know.
The spirit of life; the agony of defeat,
where our hearts mature with each new beat.
We find ourselves with each new breath,
from when we’re born; until our death.
It’s how we live life in between,
It’s how we love that sets the scene.
Background to this poem…
Yesterday this was delivered in a beautiful card, hand written by Deb. At the bottom of the poem were written these words, “I am starting to write again. This is my latest poem. What do you think?”
Love and prayers,
Deb
A few people that read this Blog from time to time know Deb well. Deb is part of our congregation in Peterborough. She, and her husband Terry, started attending about three years ago now. Two years ago this Christmas coming, Terry passed away. Since that time her son has gone blind and now lives in Extend-a-care, a seniors residence in our area. To say that it has been a rough few years would be an understatement.
However Deb began her journey into her family at a very early age. When she was a teenager, she and Terry, her boy friend at that time, came home from a concert to find out that both his parents and his youngest sister had been killed in a car accident. About a month later the small family of children were ousted from their home by the Bank that held the mortgage. Terry was the oldest and he began a long journey of looking after his siblings with Deb by his side.
That is only a small synopsis of a huge story that Deb has lived through. When they discovered the love in our church at the crucial time of Terry’s diagnosis of cancer it was the beginning of new life for Deb. This has been a long three journey together.
What do I think Deb…? I think and know that I am continuing to witness a miracle every day. God is amazing and so are you.
Thank you so much.
~ Pastor Murray ~
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Monday, November 06, 2006
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