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So this is love too...

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Our family is going through a rough time.  A cloudy and stormy season.  The oceans are rising.  The sky is dark.... My father in law suddenly passed away a week ago.  We are still in shock.  It is still surreal. Unlike my brother's passing or any other family members' passing, where illness and cancer was the culprit, we had no warnings for this. And unlike all other experiences, I am a mother of 2 young kids now...old enough to understand and feel the pain of loss. So, how do you guide children through what amounts to another reality in life:  death? You pray a lot.  You take courage knowing God is guiding you.  You accept you will take missteps but that God will help.  And you face death with them.... Seeing how two different kids responded to the sad news was interesting.  One cried, hugged, talked.  The other did not want to talk, and ignored it - she 'moved on' Only that I know you can never really move on without grieving.  You can never really mo