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As Waters Gone By

5/20/2022

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I want to remember all of it. 

This morning the house was quiet. The girls were still asleep, as if the stillness of our lives created a pocket of rest we so desperately need. I sat in my trusty rocking chair and was reading in Job, sipping my half-caff-coffee when I ran across that verse where one of Job's friends tells him, "You will surely forget your troubles, remembering them only as waters gone by." I paused. I don't want to forget. 

This school year pushed me and my family. All of us. Including my dad, mother and father-in-law, brother, and friends who came alongside us. I don't want to forget my mother-in-law showing up last-minute when one of the girls was sick and I needed to go into work. I don't want to forget late nights spent grading papers. I don't want to forget my dad cuddling Micaela on his lap as he waited for the bus to come. I don't want to forget every single hug that a coworker gave me when I was barely holding it together. I don't want to forget the phone calls and texts of my sister and close girlfriends as they checked on me and did the work of keeping our relationships alive. I don't want to forget how good it felt every single time my husband walked in the door and I remembered how blessed I am to be doing life with him. I don't want to forget my brother coming over to watch movies with me and the girls when I needed a smile. I don't want to forget the teachers that encouraged and watched over my daughters' growth as precious human beings even when they were having rough days, just like me. 

All those hard times, every single one, God provided for us. He provided for our weariness, fear, anxiety, and stress. God never ever forsook us. I watched Him show up time and time again and it was the most beautiful gift for my faith that I could have ever been given. 

So, my friends, I just want you to know, that in this quiet still morning, as my feet have made it across the finish line and my ears have heard that last bell ring, my heart is full. 
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You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.
Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

Job 11:16-18
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This is the last year my family will be blessed with Amy Fury's hard work as one of the most caring teachers I have ever worked with.
What troubles have built your faith through the years? 
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Sharon
5/21/2022 01:03:52 pm

💓💕💓💕💓💕😎🌈

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Pamela
5/21/2022 01:33:28 pm

I’m glad that you had a great year. And that summer is here for the three of you to find joy in relaxation. I too appreciated Mrs Fury. I appreciated all the local teachers who had so much vested in this community. I wish you all the best of days and nights.

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Lora
5/21/2022 07:30:50 pm

Thank you, Pam. It was wonderful seeing you at graduation.

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Ronda Dalley
5/22/2022 06:37:10 am

Lora,
You have always been such an inspiration to me! I am so Blessed to have you and your family in the paths that God has led me down.
Love ya all!
Ronda

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Lora
5/22/2022 06:54:48 pm

I love you too!!!!

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