Stairway to Heaven
This year has been a rollercoaster. In my 52 years of life, I've never experienced so many highs and lows in such a short span of time. My mom passed away quickly in October, my daughter told us she was expecting our first grandchild in November, my other daughter got engaged in February, my husband suffered a severe, debilitating stroke in March, my pregnant daughter had pregnancy complications in May and delivered a healthy, beautiful baby girl three weeks early in July- the same week my dad went into the hospital with internal bleeding of unknown origin. Whew! I get overwhelmed just reading through that again! During times like this I have to fight daily (sometimes hourly) for inner peace. As someone prone to anxiety and panic attacks, I have found that no amount of deep breathing or meditation brings me the deep, abiding peace I seek (although they are useful tools) like drawing near to Jesus through prayer, scripture reading and listening to bea...