I am learning that He gives us opportunities.
Opportunities that sometimes we are not expecting.
Opportunities that evoke sadness.
Opportunities... that I don't want to miss.
Opportunities through a simple conversation...
Sweet Love: Look momma, there's where mamaw Debbie is at.
We are stopped at a familiar stop light and I look around but am not understanding her...
Momma: Sweet Love, where is mamaw Debbie?
Sweet Love: Over there (as she points out the window). She died.
I hear the "she died" and follow her little finger...
I can feel the tears but hold them back...
She is pointing to a little cemetary, behind a small church that sits next to the intersate...
Momma: Sweetie, that's not where mamaw lives that is where we go to celebrate her
Sweet Love: but momma, that is where we left her
Momma: yes love, we took her there so we would have someplace to celebrate the life she lived with us, but mamaw Debbie's heart is in Heaven.
Sweet Love: yes momma, but where is she at?
Momma: If we love Jesus and He lives in our heart we go to Heaven to be with Jesus.
Sweet Love: mamaw Debbie loved Jesus she told me. And her heart is in Heaven.
Momma: yes love, she did!
Sweet Love: momma, can we go there and celebrate her and can I wear my purple dress?
Momma: baby, that is called a cemetary and we celebrate mamaw at a cemetary where papaw lives.
Sweet Love: well, when I go visit my papaw Randy, I'm gonna bring my purple dress and we are going to go celebrate her
Momma: mamaw Debbie would love your purple dress and she would love for us to celebrate her
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But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know they are true, because you trust those who taught you. Since you were a child you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:14-15
2 comments:
"Out of the mouths of babes." You took an opportunity and turned it into an achievement. Well done!
You touched my heart Sara.
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