Comments on: the Odd Kouple – Where Joy & Sadness Flow

By: Christmas Perspective « God is Everywhere

Christmas Perspective « God is Everywhere — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:08 +0000

[...] After writing this it came to pass that Aiden Hardeman was still born early Christmas morning. Daniel and Nikki, the Odd Kouple, have been in many of our [...]

By: Jay Coder

Jay Coder — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:37:16 +0000

Jon,
I read your post on Daniel and Nikki, as well as the one on Chelsea and Micky. Both represent important truths which call us to prayer. You are becoming a prophet, and I am proud of you. Prophets are often imperfect and broken men who are beginning to learn the truth of what C. S. Lewis wrote: “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts to us in our pain.”
Mind what you have learned. Save you it can.
Dad

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:32:48 +0000

Jon, this is a beautiful post about grappling with the Great Question. I don’t think we can answer why terrible things happen to the most precious of people. I think you’re right that we can let God carry us through it, suffering and rejoicing all at the same time. The Hardemans are loved by so many, but by none as much as God loves them. The situation is unfathomable, but the grace is ever deeper because of it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: P.J. Heath

P.J. Heath — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:19:34 +0000

Jon,
WOW!Thank you for sharing your heart on this one! It really hit home for me as I sat and read it….you probably don’t know, but Wil and I lost our first child ( a Daughter) at 17 days of age. It was a very painful experience, and one that we shall never ever forget..though painful, God proved Himself through it, it did not make it any easier, but HE did use the experience to touch others, and we all learned alot of things from it…YES all the questions were there, WHY? WHY GOD? NOT MY BABY!! Why? What did I do, what did we do? How could you take her away, why? Oh, it was heart wrenching. But through time and 2 beautiful children later, our pain has eased, never to cease, but eased…We may never know why until we reach God, but we only pray that God will use our experience to help someone else in a similar situation or need. I know GOd will continue to provide us with what we need to get through this, because you never get over it. HE does give and take away, (such powerful yet true words) and I will praise Him anyways! I pray your friends have or will find the truth in all of it. If we could help, let us know.
PJ