things too soon & things not soon enough.
I really miss my Uncle John today. When he passed away I still had things to say. He had called me a few days earlier and left me a message to let me know he loved me. I didn't get around to calling him back before it was too late.
We had a scary little incident with Augie recently. Everything turned out okay--he is totally fine--but it made my thoughts wander to if I lost him now how it would be too soon. I think if I lost one of my kids' when I'm 60 it'd be too soon, too. Life is so, so brief. It's filled with joys, yes, but also much suffering. I'm so grateful for the hope I have in something bigger than all of this. And I pray that because my children will experience earthly pain, that they will understand the great, other-worldly Hope I know.
"To be absent from this body, is to be present with the Lord. And from what I know of Him, that must be pretty good." -Sara Groves
We had a scary little incident with Augie recently. Everything turned out okay--he is totally fine--but it made my thoughts wander to if I lost him now how it would be too soon. I think if I lost one of my kids' when I'm 60 it'd be too soon, too. Life is so, so brief. It's filled with joys, yes, but also much suffering. I'm so grateful for the hope I have in something bigger than all of this. And I pray that because my children will experience earthly pain, that they will understand the great, other-worldly Hope I know.
"To be absent from this body, is to be present with the Lord. And from what I know of Him, that must be pretty good." -Sara Groves
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My biggest remaining question is: are there Dutch Master Panatella cigars in heaven?
xxoo
I love you to pieces. Thank you so much for honoring him like you do Erin.
Aunt Mary