Time Changes Everything

In the past three years there has been new life and there has been death in my family.  Mixing joy with sorrow.  I have come to realize that this is the time of life for me to be sandwiched between the new generation of my children and their cousins and to live through the death of grandparents and other relatives.

Dealing with the death of another loved one, I am thinking about how life is such a wonderful blessing, family is such a wonderful blessing and God is so good to give us time to develop deep and meaningful personal relationships.

My only other thought to add is that children help during trials of sorrow.  One grandparent died before my son was born and since then each death has been offset by his life.  Now, when I feel like going off on my own to cry, I hear my child saying "Mommy, Mommy" from the other room beckoning me to come and join in his fun.  It is both hard and wonderful to be able to smile through the tears.

Singing off...Time changes everything
Gina