Yesterday I got sucked into a new blog. It's funny how that happens. Someone links somewhere and you follow it and then it's like a little rabbit hole. Before you know it you have gotten into someone's story and life. It's one of the things I love most about the blog world. I'm a lover of voyeurism like that.
This blog that I got sucked into was written by an astonishing woman. Her name was Sara and she had a debilitating disease, one stricken with pain and illness. And even in the posts about her daily life and the trials she faced, you could see the joy. It was actually at the top of her blog. Choose Joy. It was so clear from her words that she really did and didn't just write about it.
She passed away on Saturday. She was way too young. For the people that she left behind, I'm sure there is so much pain and so much heartache. And yet there is joy because that's what she taught them through her life and death.
In the midst of all that has happened in our lives over the past year, it's nice to see a fresh perspective. The funny thing is that God has already been working on us in this aspect and we didn't even know it. I don't think that either Ryan or I have been living out of grief in the past 2 months. We certainly could have been. And yes we miss Grandma and we miss Libby. But it's not all consuming like grief has been before.
We have been given great gifts in our lives. And it is those gifts that we are focusing on now. Even though the pain of loss is there, the cup is full of joy.
My prayer remains the same...Lord keep my cup full of joy regardless of the circumstances.
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