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A New Stride

Revelation 21:5-6 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life."

It is so hard to find a new stride with Mom being gone.  I get moving along this new path finding my steps and then I am halted and have to take a moment to just soak it in again.  There is nothing that is the same without her.  Every single thing is affected by her not being here.  That is why finding a new stride on this journey is just tricky.  With time, it gets better, but sometimes the awkwardness of her absence is just overwhelming.  I've found that even in times when I wouldn't normally have thought of her, I now do.  There are no words to help with this.  One of the most painful statements people have spoken is that she is still with us in spirit.  I do not agree with this.  Mom is fully with Jesus in heaven and that is exactly where I want her to be.  I do not want her to be on earth anymore.  I want her to be rejoicing in heaven.  Might she get a glimpse of some of the happenings down here?  I think that's possible, but her spirit is fully in heaven with God, always.  I recognize people may think they see her attributes in Liz or me. (It's also not comforting to us.)  Mom is gone from this place.  She has left a beautiful legacy that does live on.  We just have to figure out if/how we fit into the good work God began with her and find our new stride on that path…all for the glory of God.  He is alive and well…and so is Mom.  Thank you, Jesus!

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