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"NATALIE REALIZES HER FAITH WAS TRUE AND UNCONDITIONAL" January fifth was the last day NATALIE saw her b e l o v e d mother, Keeping secrets hidden was always her mother’s greatest weakness- Looking through old photos she REALIZES she actually had a big brother, Mother had birthed another baby, his picture full of innocent sweetness. Natalie took a few weeks to ask HER father about the unknown secret, Over and over again she thinks about what she will exactly say- Pretending not to know is really the same as wanting to keep it, Q u i e t l y she walks in his den on a cold February winter day. Regardless of his answers she knows that FAITH is on her side, Saving her from sadness has always been God's greatest benediction- Troubled as a youth, He WAS the only One she could confide, Understanding she held the TRUE meaning of the blessed crucifixion. Very calmly she approaches her father who was always a good guy, Wandering towards him she shows him the p i c t u r e of the baby- Xeroxed responses in her mind she hoped to be given an honest reply, Yet her father s h e d a tiny tear AND explained the family's loss vaguely. Zinnia’s lay in the front yard b l o o m i n g like it was the garden of Eden, Astounded, Natalie sits staring out her bay window and sees a white dove- Basking in the sun she felt the one and only thing she could believe in, Clearly, it was the nurturing grace of the Lord's forever UNCONDITIONAL love. * This is a story about a woman from church who found out she had an older brother who died from cancer. Her parents never told her because the loss was too hard to bear. Natalie held onto her strong faith and the Lord carried her through her pain of the loss of a sibling she never knew she had* Alphabet Soup - Poetry Contest Sponsor: Kim Merryman Date Written: September 2, 2016
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