I’m sorry I haven’t updated in forever. Classes have been really stressful and my finals are two weeks from today.

For those who read the Boldgrace blog (www.boldgrace.com) know that one of the prominent writers Cliff Hazelbaker had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Today, I checked the blog to find out that he had passed away. Even though I never got the chance to meet him in person I definitely feel a loss and I know a great many who were touched by his life or writings were too.

I first came across the bold grace around late 2007. I was just getting out of a very unhealthy romantic relationship and my views of God and life were pretty messed up even though I wasn’t a stauch fundamentalist Christian anymore. I can’t exactly explain it but I could defnitely see God’s spirit through Cliff’s writings. So many people talk about grace but this man lived it. His life circumstances weren’t perfect, but he knew that God saw him as perfect and the circumstances of this world did not affect anyone’s relationship with God whatsoever. How I wish I could have half the hope and faith this man had. Hopefully someday I will.

Cliff, I’m sorry I never got to meet you in person. Thank you for being willing to take critisism and hostility from some in the religious community to share your faith and hope with others. Thank you for being willing to answer the questions I had and just being a friend to anyone. I know you know way more about the presence of God now that you’re fully experiencing it than any of us still here on this earth. It’ll probably be a long time but I look forward to meeting you in heaven someday.

Jennifer (aka Kiara)