Kept From Sinning

Today is the day. 16 years ago my mom went to be with the Lord. I remember getting the phone call from Val about 7am, taking Dougie and Robyn to Auntie Maura's, and then going to the hospital. Funny how time changes things. It's been a long time since I associated the Foothills with my mom's death. I was recently at Chapel of the Bells and was very aware of my mom's passing, but not at the hospital at all. I not only miss her, I miss how things would have been different with her still here. But I still trust the Lord, and thank Him that this life is not the end. As dad said 16 years ago, we always knew this life was temporary. My heart still breaks for him, and especially for Val. Cheryl and Heather too. And the loss for my kids. And my Dree. And Cornerstone. Amazing how a life can touch so many.
I read today in Genesis about Abraham lying to the king about Sarah. The king defended himself saying he never knew that she was married. Even in that culture long ago, they recognized how sinful it is to take another mans wife. And sinful not only against the man, but how about the wife! She gets overlooked in all of this. She was taken, and her husband was okay with this. Ouch. But the Lord says to the king in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning lagainst Me." I love how God withheld him from sinning. I pray that God would do that for me, and for my Dree, and for my kids. Keep us from sinning O Lord.