to us a son is given,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
And He will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Every once in a while, something will happen that is extraordinary, even among the ordinary moments.
This Christmas we were extraordinarily blessed. We were blessed in many ways, & many of those ways were not tangible. And sometimes, the greatest gifts in life cannot be held.
Meaning has not been lost on me that a tiny child was sent to earth so that I can be saved, & live forever. Likewise, I realize that God, the same God who loves us enough to give us His one & only son, is a Loving Father, who has shown me His mercy & His grace in the simplest of ways.
There is something about where I am in life, that makes me want to see & appreciate the little simple things in life. And deep down, I'm so very thankful for the smallest of things.
Whether it is a friend holding my hand through a grief service, or another amazingly dear friend doing the same during a Christmas Eve service. Sometimes, when things are difficult, all I really want - all I really need - is a loving hand to hold, bc sometimes it is all anyone can do.
I am still searching for normal. Unsure if I will ever find it again. And bc I have no other choice, that will have to be okay. I have to create my normal again, whatever that may look like. It is up to me.
I am blessed that I have friends & family who love me, who love & care for not only me but us. I am lucky that I have a husband who loves me. And would literally do anything for me. Do you know what a blessing that is?
This Christmas, I tried to stay focus on the little things, so it wouldn't make the big things, or the people I'm missing, or the one's for whom I am grieving, hurt so much. I've tried hard to honor where I am. To feel what I need to feel, rather than to deny it.
And I am glad to apreciate the smallest of things, noticing the extrordinary, amoung the ordinary.
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