This is much needed. Over the last fifteen years, change has been constant. I did not grow up with much tradition because my family was so broken. When I married my husband, his family life was beautiful. Then, in a short span of time, all four of his grandparents passed away. Not long after that, my dad, his dad, and my mom.
Holidays kept changing. They still are. Now we live on the other side of the country, and this year my son and I were sick. It was unlike any holiday we have had before.
We are still in the process of discerning what we want to keep and what we want to build going forward. If anything, where the Lord has me right now is learning to live within the reality of what He has given me. Not what is past. Not what is to come. But exactly where I am, without judgment. Simply receiving the measure of grace that is here.
Oh, AJ, thank you so much for taking the time to share this. Your family has certainly been through it over those 15 years, and I'm sorry you've had to endure so much loss and change. But I love how you're embracing where the Lord has you now. Savoring His grace in the moment.
I'll be praying for you, friend. Lean hard into Jesus.
This is much needed. Over the last fifteen years, change has been constant. I did not grow up with much tradition because my family was so broken. When I married my husband, his family life was beautiful. Then, in a short span of time, all four of his grandparents passed away. Not long after that, my dad, his dad, and my mom.
Holidays kept changing. They still are. Now we live on the other side of the country, and this year my son and I were sick. It was unlike any holiday we have had before.
We are still in the process of discerning what we want to keep and what we want to build going forward. If anything, where the Lord has me right now is learning to live within the reality of what He has given me. Not what is past. Not what is to come. But exactly where I am, without judgment. Simply receiving the measure of grace that is here.
Thanks for writing this up.
Oh, AJ, thank you so much for taking the time to share this. Your family has certainly been through it over those 15 years, and I'm sorry you've had to endure so much loss and change. But I love how you're embracing where the Lord has you now. Savoring His grace in the moment.
I'll be praying for you, friend. Lean hard into Jesus.