Matthew 5:4 ♥

Today I decided to just curl up in bed and enjoy some quiet time to reflect on all that has happened in the past few days and the events on the horizon. Tomorrow is the day that I drive to Louisiana to spend time with the family and remember my sweet Uncle Dave before we lay him to rest on Tuesday. Those words don't feel as if they should be coming out of my mouth...the reality of it all hasn't hit. That's pretty much it. It's hard to accept the reality of what has happened.

In my search for peace and answers I started looking up as many Bible verses as I could find on coping with death and loss. For the most part I found the same Bible verses I had always heard at funerals...but then I read Matthew 5:4.

"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you.

Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you"

That one verse brought to much comfort to me. I was so blessed to have this amazing person in my life for 20 years and to be able to love him. I am blessed for all the memories I have of trips to Louisiana to see him, sitting on the floor listening to all the long talks he had with my father, that big laugh that filled the room, and his sweet Cajun voice as he told us he loved us. We were blessed to have him. Blessed to love him. Blessed to forever have his memory in our hearts.

Now, although the man we remember is no longer with us, we have love to carry us. We have the love of the Father to embrace us and bring us the comfort that some sweet, sweet day we're going to walk down streets of gold hand-in-hand with this beloved man of God. So thankful for God's promise and his comfort in times like this when all else seems to be gone. Thankful for being loved..and for the chance to love. I am blessed.