A Year In Review
A year in review can be enlightening as you glean the overview of life-changing events. Daily, subtle changes are not recognizable until a season of time passes and you realize that those things that once bothered you, don’t seem to matter anymore. On November 1, 2009 I felt like I returned somehow and started to be who I really was. Each day from then on, I experienced changes - in my likes, my looks, my hopes and even those dreams that I thought were lost. Life really is good and can be enjoyed when you make the choice to be joyful, expect good things and not to give up on anything.
Without faith and trust in the Lord and His ability to love me, even in the worst moments, life is lived on a subterranean level-always under the surface, blindly trying to find your way out of the previous day’s life-events. It is so much better to look forward to what He has planned for the next day with joy! (That actually is a choice-emotions cannot get involved).
Did you know that people really don’t know how to relate when you are successfully happy with your life? It is difficult to deal with a truly content person who seems to love life. I have experienced the strangest comments as I walked through life after my precious son Johnny and husband John went to live with the Lord in Heaven. I was graced by the Lord to lose some pounds and get a new wardrobe. That was fun, but loss (either of people or weight) invokes some rather odd responses. I had to learn how to overlook and guard my heart. It was funny at times and at other times I felt like the Lord put me in restraints! (He took mercy on the one making the comment.)
Possibly a list of “What to Say to Someone Who Experiences Loss” might be a benefit to your sphere of friends and family. It might be a benefit to yourself as well. I found that what I said about me had a profound effect on how I grew as a person who had the privilege of knowing and loving two very special people and letting them go into their future. I had to learn to love myself and enjoy living again. Of course, when the Lord says He is your husband, you can’t feel unloved and you sometimes feel very spoiled (I do have to admit I like that part a lot).
2011 is a great year and I do look forward to the joy it is bringing to me and my family! But first, Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas - Have a wonderful rest of 2010! I am.
