I could complain about the heat, and humidity that we have had the last few days, but when I started to think about what is important in life, I decided that our “Heat Wave” didn’t really matter too much in the big picture of life.
A few days ago a friend of mine lost her boy-friend. He was taken far too young, and I know that my friend will be truly challenged in her life as she goes on.
I know. I do. It is so difficult to see that, as time goes on, the pain lessens. Right now it feels so overwhelming and strong, to her. I know she will always love him, but I do know that one day, she will smile again.
Then the catastrophe happened in Oslo and three of my dear blog friends are Norwegians. Their country is a small, safe, loving country. In some ways it is an end to the innocence. The Norwegian government has said that it will not change the country…but all of us here in the USA know, that the day after 9/11, we were all different.
So why are we challenged with these difficult things? Perhaps so we can truly appreciate the goodness when we have it. I do not know.
I do know that when I lost my own daughter 26 years ago, I thought I would never make it, never be happy again.
But here I am. 26 years later, and my life is happy. I still love Katie. I still miss her terribly. I still do not understand why she died. I still hate it.
But…my life is good. I have my family, both human and fur, and I love and in turn I am loved!
Life has gone on!
And I’m okay!
You are so right Maribeth.
What happened in Norway is so awful. Just watched a report about it again. Can’t believe the whole thing.
My thoughts go out to all the people and families in Norway who have lost someone and of course to your friend.
Nice Post! So true! Love YOU, Mel
So true. There are things that happen in life that make us step back and figure out what really matters, aren’t there? So sorry for your friend Maribeth. And I’m also thinking of those in Norway who have suffered. A friend of mine from college lost her 8 year old daughter last week in a tragic accident. Sometimes this world feels so cruel. Hugs to you today too.
I love you too, dear heart 🙂
Yes, good question… why are we faced with those challenges in our lives? And why are they not equally distribute (or so it seems)?
I guess we as humans have to experience how resilient we really are!
Hugs!
So sorry about your friends boyfriend. That is so sad and I will say a prayer for her. The tragic events in Norway just breaks my heart. There is nothing worse, as you know, then the loss of a child and my heart aches for their parents.