“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
I know it in my heart, but once again, I’m reminded in my head.
I was eating lunch, listening to Christmas, thinking ahead to the holidays and wondering how it’s going to affect us this year with my parents gone. Then my mind wandered back to the last several Christmases. The one where the girl’s contracted chicken pox the last day before Christmas vacation and we weren’t able to go home. Another when they had raging fevers one after the other with no break in between for travel and fear of passing it on to elderly, health-compromised parents. And you can believe that this mommy and her daughters had their bouts of tears and endless questions of “Why? Why do we have to be sick over our vacation?”
But now I see that it was just a part of God’s perfect plan. His plan to wean us, if you will, from tradition so that it would make this hard year just a little bit easier. Isn’t He wonderful?!
2 comments:
I have thought about you and your family alot lately and I know the Lord will help you through this. Remember that no matter how wonderful your Christmas is your parents Christmas will be better!
Sara, that is so true. God always knows what lies ahead. What a great way for you to look at the past couple of very disappointing Christmas Holidays. It was very hard for US not to have you home, also, and I guess that all works into the whole big scheme of things - that you won't be here AS OFTEN.... not that we will not see you~~~~! I love your outlook - it is so great to watch you grow spiritually in this difficult time - as I feel I have. I only hope that for all our siblings.
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