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| Edie Melson by Mary Denman Photography |
Sowing Faith in the
Hard Times Brings a Harvest of Joy
There are times when life is lived in the dark. The days are
long and hard, and the rewards nonexistent. Everywhere we turn—inside and
out—the landscape is bleak and barren. It’s times like these that only faith
will get us through. There’s no proof we’re on the right path, no confirmation that
God is at work. Often, even God Himself seems distant and unreachable.
I’ve been through those times—and come out on the other
side. My time of darkness came when our oldest son was deployed to Iraq as a
frontline infantry Marine. We don’t come from a military family, so everything
about his choice to enlist was an opportunity for growth. Every step in his
journey was a time of stretching for our family. Oh, don’t make the mistake of
thinking we were disappointed in his choice. We were button-busting proud of
our son’s willingness to serve.
But as his mother, I didn’t want to face the prospect of my
son going off to war.
