Just The Other Day - God Is So Good

Welcome to my Wednesday feature God is So Good. Here I will share stories - true and fiction, mine and others' - of the Lord's presence in the midst of trials, struggles, and difficulties.

In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33b

Generally, I don't write poetry, but when I do, folks often say I do a pretty good job of it. I wrote this poem more than five years ago for the FaithWriters Writing Challenge , and it touches me each time I read it. It is NOT based on a true story, but it certainly could have been. I hope you can see the hope in this piece - and God's provision.

Just The Other Day

by Joanne Sher

Just the other day
I saw innocence speed by
in 3T overalls
a bright yellow shirt
Bob the Builder tennis shoes
and a fireman's helmet.

His blue and white tricycle
(with superhero trading cards
stuck in the spokes)
raced down the block,
bicycle bell ringing,
to come to the rescue
of cats stuck in trees
(do firemen still do that?)
and damsels in distress.

His fire hose twig
and boymade sound effects
triumphed over the flames
in grandiose fashion.

He was the hero
to his little sister
his stuffed dalmatian
and his imaginary friend Bud.

He was my hero too
for his reckless abandon
for his innocence
for his love of a pursuit
that had robbed him of a father.

As he napped on my chest
two years ago
(seems like yesterday)
his dada entered the flames
and entered heaven.

He wants to be like
the daddy he doesn't remember
to save the damsel in distress
to protect the world from the flames.

My little firefighter
showed me how to love
how to embrace a memory
how to honor a legacy
just the other day.


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God may have "taken" his father, but this child, and his mother, still have hope. Could it be that that little boy in 3T overalls IS her provision? God is SO good!

Do you have a story you'd like to share about God's goodness in your struggles? Drop me an email and we can talk!

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