{"id":2113,"date":"2015-06-08T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T23:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/08\/it-is-well\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T13:01:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T18:01:18","slug":"it-is-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/08\/it-is-well\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rest. Peace. Quiet.\u00a0<br \/>Some words that come to mind since my mom passed mid-May. Yesterday, the last day before leaving town for a few weeks, I went kayaking alone on a nearby creek. Normally I would have been a flutter with last minute cleaning and organizing, but instead I forced myself to paddle slowly, float a little and look around me.<\/p>\n<p>Breathe.\u00a0<br \/>Pretty cool all the wildlife I saw as I rowed along. Usually hard to spot, turtles were right and left. Maybe it&#8217;s just taking the time to watch for them. They are surprisingly fast in the water! I wondered if they laugh at humans and how slow we are in their turf?<\/p>\n<p>God amazed me with His intricate detail to creation&#8230; so many tiny things. Spiders that walk on water. Groups of minuscule gnats flitting and hovering in clouds just above the surface. Why did He do all this? I wondered if it was more fun to create these treasures or reveal them to humans?<\/p>\n<p>I left refreshed. God is so big, yet He felt close and personal. He made a Universe and still had interest in small bugs. \u00a0He always seems to take the time with me when I stop and take the time for Him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>May was a whirlwind of activity. We celebrated my mom&#8217;s safe passage to Heaven, 2 birthdays, a graduation, several graduation parties and the final days of school for 5 kids! Whew, my mom always said May stood for <em>Mayhem<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Every death brings with it many details to be tied up&#8230; yet for now \u00a0my husband has planned an escape for just the 2 of us. He wants time with me and I agree it&#8217;s the best way for us to regroup and rejuvenate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake!<\/strong> <em>-Anna<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_0644.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_0644.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_0644.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_0644.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_0644.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>have fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rest. 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