Today I am having a hard time swallowing this lump in my throat that has been building over the past 3 weeks. Usually my blog is pretty light hearted and full of randomness, but I have been swept into a heartwrentching story of a friend who is losing her husband, kids who are losing their dad and a community who is losing a fabulous coach and friend.
My sister is very, very good friends with this family and my nieces are best friends with their daughters. Because of this closeness, I have in a sense watched this family grow up.
This morning I find myself , thinking of her, of him, of their kids frequently. We are anticipating snow today and I realized the excitement of snow hasn't even entered their minds. How the country is all talking about the Auburn and Oregon game,and they are all holding their breath just waiting for an answered prayer.
My heart is aching so much right now. He is unable to talk to them, to tell them how much he loves them, to comfort his wife, to give advice to his kids, to hold his brides hand. to watch the snow fall, to cheer on a football game.
This is not how it is supposed to be. They have 3 kids, they are in love, he is a GOOD guy. Why would his time here be over?
The hard part is.....Life ends, for all of us, but thankfully Eternity is just that, an eternity! This lifetime will feel forever for this family. Each new day will be a day without their dad or husband. Each holiday, each season, each birthday each soccer game, 1st day of school...each snow fall will be a reminder of what has been lost.
I can only pray that eventually, each of those days will be a reminder of what is NOT lost....memories, relationships, love, and the gift of eternity.
Please take some time today and say a quick prayer of thanksgiving and healing for this sweet, sweet family.
I know God has these days already planned and he answers prayers each and every day.
It still sucks though....................
