Just a thought that I can't get out of my head...
I was talking to Jonah about his friend's grandma. The family has been told to expect to have their grandma for six to nine months.
His response? 'Really? That's great.'
I thought maybe he had not heard me. I gently told him that his friend's grandma was dying, just incase he didn't understand the whole six to nine month time-frame.
Then he said slowly, as if I didn't understand, 'They have her for sure for six to nine months. That's good.'
And maybe I don't understand it as well as my young son. Maybe it's more of a guarantee than we have at any point of our lives. Maybe it's going to be the best half-year of their lives.
Each meal will be cherished.
Each conversation will be more likely to be remembered.
Each parting hug may be held just a moment longer.
Yeah, I may have thought it out all wrong.
1 comment:
We just lost a friend to cancer a few months back, and it taught me some valuable stuff about time and living, ... and you're right:
Youngins have the ability to see things more clearly than we adults do. They haven't been around long enough to stop seeing the world like God wants us to. We like to be in control, and have things on our terms. But it doesn't work that way. It's not on our schedules.
With that said, God's speed is hard to swallow sometimes.
I am sorry to hear about what I know you and your family must be feeling.
...we will be praying.
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