It was an ordinary evening as I sat in my chair looking at
Facebook over a year ago. I saw a link to a story that I thought may
be interesting and began a journey through a blog written by Kelli
Haddock. Her story is quite heartbreaking and yet inspiring.
Over ten years ago while traveling with her husband and 14 mo old
son, they were in a horrible traffic accident which took the life of
her husband and left her son with many injuries.
I next followed a link to her music (Kelli is a singer/songwriter) and was listening to some of her music while reading the stories behind the songs. When the song, “Is It Enough”* started to play, I immediately burst into tears. And not just tears but sobs. This is so unlike me. I can sometimes tear up, but not often do I break out sobbing. And that is what happened when I heard these words: “Is it enough to simply come with nothing in my hands for you? Is it enough to simply say that there's little to be said to you? This is where I am today. My busy mind needs to quiet down. I need to stop and listen, I need to hear you say, It is enough for me to come.”
Why did this touch me? Because I had been too busy. I had not come to Him in a few weeks. And this was after a season of really searching and meditating in a concerted manner for more of the Presence of God and here I was, not even spending much time with the Lord. Of course, I had been in touch “on the run”! So I sobbed and cried out to the Lord. I was so happy to realize anew that it was “Enough to simply come to him and rest and sit a while with Him”. It was ok not to have words. Not to make excuses. Just to be. And to understand that He was ok with that. And that He is ok with me. He just wants me to sit a while with Him. To listen.
Fast forward a few weeks to a concert by Frances Drost, another singer/songwriter. I feel so blessed to call Frances a friend. I was enjoying the Portraits of White concert immensely. Near the end of the evening, Frances sang the song, “You With Me”**. She asks the question, “What does a lonely soul have to do to be unlonely at the busiest time of the year?” (Christmas) Then the chorus says, “God with us is you with me, his hands and feet are in my reach. I know he cares when you are there. God with us is you with me.” The next verse ends with the question, “Is there anyone here loving me?”
For some reason, my mind linked these two songs. Both are hauntingly beautiful. Both bring me to tears. Both bring me to Jesus. Frances ends the song with these words, “Jesus came down to earth to live with us and touch us. His love carries on when we give our love to each other.”
*Kelli Haddock’s story can be found on her website: kellihaddock.com
The song, Is It Enough? is on the album, Leave the Light On and can be found on the website and also iTunes
**Frances Drost can be found at: francesdrost.com
Her song, You With Me is on the album, Portraits of White and can be found on You Tube and Spotify.
I next followed a link to her music (Kelli is a singer/songwriter) and was listening to some of her music while reading the stories behind the songs. When the song, “Is It Enough”* started to play, I immediately burst into tears. And not just tears but sobs. This is so unlike me. I can sometimes tear up, but not often do I break out sobbing. And that is what happened when I heard these words: “Is it enough to simply come with nothing in my hands for you? Is it enough to simply say that there's little to be said to you? This is where I am today. My busy mind needs to quiet down. I need to stop and listen, I need to hear you say, It is enough for me to come.”
Why did this touch me? Because I had been too busy. I had not come to Him in a few weeks. And this was after a season of really searching and meditating in a concerted manner for more of the Presence of God and here I was, not even spending much time with the Lord. Of course, I had been in touch “on the run”! So I sobbed and cried out to the Lord. I was so happy to realize anew that it was “Enough to simply come to him and rest and sit a while with Him”. It was ok not to have words. Not to make excuses. Just to be. And to understand that He was ok with that. And that He is ok with me. He just wants me to sit a while with Him. To listen.
Fast forward a few weeks to a concert by Frances Drost, another singer/songwriter. I feel so blessed to call Frances a friend. I was enjoying the Portraits of White concert immensely. Near the end of the evening, Frances sang the song, “You With Me”**. She asks the question, “What does a lonely soul have to do to be unlonely at the busiest time of the year?” (Christmas) Then the chorus says, “God with us is you with me, his hands and feet are in my reach. I know he cares when you are there. God with us is you with me.” The next verse ends with the question, “Is there anyone here loving me?”
For some reason, my mind linked these two songs. Both are hauntingly beautiful. Both bring me to tears. Both bring me to Jesus. Frances ends the song with these words, “Jesus came down to earth to live with us and touch us. His love carries on when we give our love to each other.”
*Kelli Haddock’s story can be found on her website: kellihaddock.com
The song, Is It Enough? is on the album, Leave the Light On and can be found on the website and also iTunes
**Frances Drost can be found at: francesdrost.com
Her song, You With Me is on the album, Portraits of White and can be found on You Tube and Spotify.
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