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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Calm (emotionally) (09/13/07)
I never new how hard it would be to tell the doctors it was time to turn off the ventilator and let my husband go to God. He had been in a drug induced coma for three weeks struggling to "live" with a hopelessly incurable health crises of the highest order. I sat beside him daily holding our bible and scransing the scriptures to find solace. I silently prayed each countless moment begging God for His mercy. Each day was filled with decision making and stress that I felt would bring me to my knees. Each day I wanted to simply fall to the floor and collapse hoping it would end.
I found myself shutting down inside and wanted my husband to have
peace in his heart and to know how much he was loved and that we would get through this time. I wanted to let him know that I would be "OK" and be able to carry on when it was done.
Still, I sat in quiet silence praying. At the appointed time to shut off the machines, and monitors, with family and hospital chaplain at my side I felt the Holy Spirit fill the room. We were in a twighlight time. A special place that knows no
earthly limits. I felt bathed in a light coming in from his hospital window and his sisters prayed and sang a sweet lullaby as his last breath was
lifted with God and then gone.
I had been wrestling with the what ifs for so long. What if he suffers more? What if he has more pain? What if it is too horrible to even imagine, his misery?
But God knew. He knew our hearts.
He took the fears away and gave us his
mercy, and his grace when we were at our most tenderly fragile time.
Now, nearly two years later, the "specialness" of God's loving caring calm is still as sweet in my mind. He calmed our situation and gave us His own living way for the
word "calm".
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Joanne Sher 
09/23/07
What an awful position to be in! I am so glad that God was there with you, and continues to be.

For better readability, you might want to divide your thoughts into smaller paragraphs, and put spaces between them.

This was very moving.