Burdened

      Last night, I didn't get a wink of sleep. I lay in bed almost all night long just thinking about different things. I got up this morning and felt very burdened for a dear friend of mine. I have been missing this person so much the last few weeks....but today, especially. I can't really describe the feeling that I have, except to say that I am incredibly burdened. I'd like to think that I have been friends with this person for about 11 years, or so. There have been times when this person was the only one I could talk to, when I felt that this person was the only one who really understood how I was feeling, etc. I'd like to believe that we are still friends - however, we are not near as close as we once were (time does that, I guess). I love this person and this person will always have a special place in my life and in my heart.

      My husband wrote this poem last night and it really explains how I have been feeling about quite a few people in my life. He did a good job at writing it - but even this poem can not convey the true emotions of how he was feeling last night...and how I have been feeling as well. Anyways, I just wanted to share this poem....

You were there at the altar when I gave Him my all
You were the crowd around me when I walked through the mall

We talked and laughed and prayed together
And for Him we said we'd live forever

We chatted online though miles apart
Letters I wrote that conveyed all my heart

But now that time has rolled gently on
I look back at years in my life's dawn

I'm still here trusting what I thought then was true
And hoping and wishing I could say the same of you

You had the same teaching and doctrine I did
How did you lose it, from when we were kids?

And though I'm so thankful for all I've received
I can't help but wonder: Was I the only one who really believed?

Written By: Kraig A. Rucker

Jan-16-2012