I notice a strange pattern in my life. Whenever there are extraordinarily happy events, there are the opposite events in my life or friends life that seem to occur at the very same time.
My son Daniel called last night to announce his engagement to a super-duper girl, Lindsay Bills. She’s wonderful and we couldn’t be happier. Chris leaves for his two-year mission in Zimbabwe a week from this Tuesday and that’s also a happy event.
But yesterday, in my exultant state of mind, I got a short, painful email announcing the death of a dear friend’s only daughter. I haven’t been in close contact in recent months, so I don’t know any details other than what her husband wrote. “After the removal of life support, our daughter Ame passed away.”
Agony.
I’m old enough to know that life runs in cycles and there will be times of sorrow in my own life too. But for now, I wish I could devide my joy by halves with Carol. But I can’t. Only God can give her peace. May he do so.
My son Daniel called last night to announce his engagement to a super-duper girl, Lindsay Bills. She’s wonderful and we couldn’t be happier. Chris leaves for his two-year mission in Zimbabwe a week from this Tuesday and that’s also a happy event.
But yesterday, in my exultant state of mind, I got a short, painful email announcing the death of a dear friend’s only daughter. I haven’t been in close contact in recent months, so I don’t know any details other than what her husband wrote. “After the removal of life support, our daughter Ame passed away.”
Agony.
I’m old enough to know that life runs in cycles and there will be times of sorrow in my own life too. But for now, I wish I could devide my joy by halves with Carol. But I can’t. Only God can give her peace. May he do so.
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