Life is sooooo fickle!
Not that this is a new realization, but as more deaths hit closer to home, the reality weighs heavier on my mind more than ever before.
Just as I was getting back into normalcy after the funeral of a close family friend last week, I received another news yesterday that crippled me. It is not just the grief that two of my closest friends have lost a parent, it is that these were young, larger-than-life, vibrant, and extraordinary people that we would have naturally thought had thirty-odd or more solid years to live…. and just like that, they are no longer here.
Nothing about death is okay!
After many hours of sleep to get over the overwhelming feeling of grief, I decided to turn to one of the ways I know how to therapize - write!
Don’t get me wrong, as a Christian I understand the part of not “grieving like them who have no hope” but gosh, it is hard.
I went back to read one of my past blog posts about death here and nothing had changed.
The finality of death still baffles me as it did then; the fact that there is no in-between, that they are here one day and gone the next; and that time doesn't stop - not even for a moment.
It still doesn’t make sense to me, but as always we submit to the sovereign will of God and hold on to the hope that we will understand it better by and by.
For everyone grieving at this time. I pray that God embraces you with his comfort, that you experience peace that transcends human understanding, and that the joy of the Lord continues to sustain you.
It is said that grief is the price we pay for love, so I hope you can draw comfort from the love you shared with them during their time here.
….. and may the Lord abide with you.
It is Hard
Life is short, and it's up to us to make it sweet and worthwhile by loving each other genuinely and creating unforgettable memories ….
Sending love 💕 💕.