Man does not know his time

Nor does Woman.  Stunned this morning to read this at Outside the Beltway via my colleague JayTea at Wizbang:

My wife, Kimberly Webb Joyner, died this morning in her sleep from unknown causes. She was 41.

She leaves behind two little girls she loved more than anything, Katie, who turns 3 on New Year’s Eve, and Ellie, who was born June 21.

We met in August 2004 and were married on October 8, 2005. She had just turned 35 and I was a few weeks shy of 40 but neither of us had been married before. We shared religious and political worldviews but very different personalities. She was extroverted, sunny, and patient to my introverted, grumpy, and antsy. I almost certainly got the better of that bargain.

Kim was my partner, helpmate, and confidante. Her passing leaves a gaping hole in my life.

I can't fathom losing my partner, helpmate and confidante.  I just can't.  

Heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the Joyner family and especially to James.  May God's peace and presence be theirs as they grieve, may God welcome Kim and grant her eternal rest.

Comments

[allyHM]

This is so sad. Praying for this entire family. Like you, Rick, I just can't fathom my husband not being here...and yet, with our age difference (he's 12 years older) and with his health issues (nothing drastic, just things we really have no control over), the likelihood is that he will pass away before I do. I hope I have this man's strength, courage and faith if/when that happens.

[Patricia]

My dear James!

Words truly fail in such a time as this. Four months after our oldest son died I wrote a booklet titled GRIEF, it's on Internet now. If you enter "Patricia Nordman, Grief" in a search engine it will come up. I pray that somehow it will help. We all say we understand, and we want so much to help, but in such depths only our Father has the balm for our crushed hearts.

Know that many prayers are going to the One Who does understand! For some reason there was a verse in John 13 that helped me so much: Jn.13:7: "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." I had to believe that God knew what was happening to us!

God bless you, James!