{"id":7,"date":"2003-03-26T13:28:08","date_gmt":"2003-03-26T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=7"},"modified":"2003-03-26T13:28:08","modified_gmt":"2003-03-26T20:28:08","slug":"eternal-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Eternal Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking so much about this new perspective I have on life. It&#8217;s much more an &#8220;eternal&#8221; perspective. So much doesn&#8217;t matter now. Things I&#8217;ve fretted over and spent alot of time on &#8211; they are just not that important. I am joyful over the fact that this world of pain and heartbreak is NOT MY HOME! And, remember those treasures we are promised in Heaven? I imagine those to be my children, Lord willing, who will be there with my praising my Lord and King. THAT will be a wonderful day!! <\/p>\n<p>Father,<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve decided in your Sovereign will that I am to stay on this earth awhile longer. And, I want to thank you for that responsibility. But you know that my heart has a chunk missing. Please heal me and give me a new heart so that I can minister to my family as I need to today and for all the remaining days.<br \/>\nThank you that You&#8217;ve told us enough about Heaven to know that Joshie is in the best place possible. Help me to be able to say, like Eric, that I wouldn&#8217;t change that for anything. Because you know in my heart that I am selfish enough to have him leave perfection for more time with me.<br \/>\nPlease be with J1 who has a fever today &#8211; and J2 who so wants to learn to read, but doesn&#8217;t want to do the work (sigh) &#8211; and J3 who just wants to play all day. 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