10/31/2026
fifty.
None of us knew last month on Laura Cullinan's 50th birthday that it would be her last. It is heartbreaking. I am praying daily for her 3 young children, her husband, and so many others that knew her. She was a giant in the community, influencing so many around her. I have lost count of all of the businesses in the Peoria area that have posted to honor her life, from hospitals to homeless shelters, schools, museums, the list goes on. She had a reach that very, very few of us have. But the biggest hole will be with her precious kids. Her husband. Her close circle. And for those of you who are within that, I have heard how gut-wrenching this week has been. The worst week of your life. The only thing I can offer to you is God's living Word. These are the verses I am clinging to and praying over you...
"I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to you" John 14:18 KJV
"It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." Deuteronomy 31:8
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
"My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts..." 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength." Isaiah 40:28–29
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11