Joy & Sorrow

So often as we experience different things in our life there is often joy involved and in another way sorrow too.  I've heard it explained as a railroad track... joy & pain just kind of move along side by side. When really hard things happen in life, it seems really good things happen at the same time too.  How does one emotionally work through all of that? A good friend of our's works for the Salvation Army in Texas.  He just sent us a picture today of a young woman who gave birth to a beautiful little baby in one of the Salvation Army's Clinic's set up down in Haiti.  I have been washed over with sadness for this country even more then before since the earthquake. Jer's picture this morning made me smile.  Even though this earthquake is a huge tragedy and there is certainly much pain, I am also slowly hearing pieces of joy filled stories come out of this time too.  Thanks Jeremy for sharing this one today...  I can't imagine giving birth to my child in such conditions, but I have no doubt the day this woman delivered her sweet little baby will be a day filled with joy for her.  Keep our neighbors in Haiti in your prayers and take a minute to see what you could offer a person in need today...