The bitter and the sweet go hand in hand. This time
of the year for me is just that. Celebrating my wedding anniversary brings joy.
It was one of the happiest days of my life, but also one of the saddest. My mom
became very sick that very week and died the day after our wedding. May 2nd
and May 3rd. The deep hole of loss I felt during the first days and
years after her death have shrunk, but the pangs of loss still hit. I miss her.
Our daughters
have grown into beautiful, hard-working young adults. We are so proud of them. Both
have found their guys and our baby will be graduating from college in two weeks
and getting married next year. They bring us such sweetness and joy. But there
are those pangs again, of letting go. It is a new season, a transition, changes,
bitter and sweet, joy and sadness, holding on and letting go, the days of our
lives.
We are
God’s. He knows the number of our days. He gave us wonderful children to raise
and love and He gave me a wonderful mom and dad, even if for a time much
shorter than I would have wished. The bitter and the sweet. Holding on and
letting go. Savoring the sweet and allowing Him to take away the bitter.
Though
you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again,
from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. Psalm 71:70
Dear Jesus,
We thank You this morning for those You give us to
love. The seasons of our lives bring change. Give us the ability to savor the
sights, sounds and flavors of each one as we hold on and let go. Keep our
hearts grateful and looking ahead to the days to come. With You we find true
joy and peace through it all.
Amen
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