We made it to Christmas break – Hallelujah! I am looking forward to a little extra family time. Resting, Christmas baking, snuggling, and generally treasuring our time as a family.
It is so easy to see why this time of year is so very difficult after losing a loved one. I walk through stores seeing something Kayleigh would like, sometimes I’m reaching to pick up the item before my brain remembers that I don’t have a Kayleigh here to buy for any more. In those minutes, I find myself looking desperately to my Lord. Reaching out for His peace and comfort. Reminding myself that Kayleigh is now perfectly complete in His presence, lacking nothing.
And while it seems like I will have to live without my girl for such a long time (God willing), I know that all of my years here on earth will only be a tiny drop in a vast bucket of eternity. So each time the unexpected grabs me, I try to redirect my thoughts. I try to remember all of the things I am thankful for.
I pray each of you will be able to take a moment and reflect on what you have to be thankful for. If you love the Lord, no matter your circumstance, God can use all things for good. That is one of God’s many promise I have seen proven true in my life. How thankful I am for those truths that I have available at my finger tips.
Psalm 9:1-2
9 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. 2 I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
1 Chronicles 16:34
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
Until tomorrow,
‘Carrow 💜
