One of my least favorite things in life is to say good bye. I’m not sure why I’m like this but I cried as a child when I left my aunts house after a weeks visit, cried often leaving my parents to return to college, and even now cry sometimes when my Grandchildren leave. Let me say that I do not like being this way and have never figured out why. However, I have always felt that my emotional scale is off the intensity chart good or bad. When I am happy, I am elated and my heart sings. But on the down side, when I’m sad or hurt, I feel as if my heart might break in a million pieces.
Today I’m observing a lot of goodbyes around me. It’s a season when parents are sending children to college, young adults getting married, and a time when death is upon us. My own Mother is nearing the end of her life.
Loosing a parent brings many emotions. When they are elderly you have a chance to see the transition through the years and somewhat prepare. It’s never easy losing a loved one.
Dealing with the eminent passing of my Mother has caused me to experience many emotions. I am sad that I will be an orphan in this world, that I won’t be able to hear her sweet voice telling me she loves me, and sad that in just a few passing years I will be her age and my daughter and Grandchildren will have to go through this pain.
So glad that this life is not all there is. Grateful that I have an eternal Father in heaven waiting to greet me with open arms. He may not say, “well done my good and faithful servant”, but I know He will say, “come in, welcome! You loved hard and always came back to me when you fell. Enter the gates with praise, you saved sinner!!! Come see the sights of glory!”
Answering the Call 