June 2, 2009
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Truly Grateful
Its been an emotional day today. Two things have fallen into place (and for that I am grateful).
These things taking place means we are getting closer and closer to moving. I want to move, don’t get me wrong, I want for us to live together again (my man has been living in Olympia/Lacey for 4 months now and driving the 2.5 hours one-way each weekend to be with us). I’m still emotional. Its just the way I was created to be.
We had a small little row-type boat for sale this week on Craig’s List and today a man called, very ecstatic that we still had the boat. He drove 2 hours to come and buy it. I hope he enjoys it fully.
Also today, our Memorial Tree has been dug up and is traveling to the church property where it will be planted to many to enjoy. I’m grateful that Terry agreed to allow the tree to be on the church property. We don’t have a clue how long this move will keep us, or when we move again if we would be able to transplant it again without harming it.
Even now, as I type this out, I am welling up. Moving is going to mean being that much farther from my boy. (I know he isn’t close… it doesn’t make sense, its just another wave of grief.) At our new house I won’t dig up little green Army men, I won’t lay in the yard and hear the echos of games of ‘capture the flag’, and the laughter that went along with all of that. I won’t be where all the years of memories have were created and stored up.
I want to be excited to move. I do. But for today, I’m just truly grateful.
Comments (10)
Much Love my friend and many, many {{{hugs}}}….as Forrest Gump says that’s all I have to say about that…
Loving you lots today, friend! I am glad that you are able to feel grateful
missing ya’!
May God pour out His grace on you and your family all through this move!
(((((HUGS)))))
I wish I could deliver that to you in person.
Oh Gina,
My heart goes out to you! After being here in South Dakota for nearly 6 years my children have put down roots but my husband and I have not. I know how hard it is to be away from your husband- mine is living in another country and isn’t able to come home on the weekends.
Just keep in mind that God has a plan for us all and we are his children.
Gina you have truly been through so much, and you have given so much. I pray that God reaches down and gives you comfort and peace. The kind of peace that is in-explainable to anyone else. I am just so proud of you for feeling grateful through all this change.
(((hugs))) to you Gina, this has to be hard….just seeing how you cope is such a witness to so many, you will never fully know how many you have touched. I am glad that the tree will be able to be moved.
So many emotions are overwhelming me here. Yours are very well put. Mine are inside for now, well, they are leaking out of my eyes at the moment. Just know that I am praying for you. Change can be difficult, but God…
(((hugs))) to you my friend… my heart hurts for you.
So many emotions-it means you are still alive(at least that’s the way I like to think of it
). You have all those memories in your heart and will keep them there forever. Perhaps God is telling you it is time to move on…remembering your son everyday but when you need/want to you-not having it thrust upon you in unwanted moments?(I hope that came out right and didn’t sound horrible-sorry if it came out wrong or hurtful)-I pray you can be with your husband soon-you have so many friends where you are now and I know that you will be back to visit your son’s tree-I am so glad that it will be living on-especially at your church where your whole family has spent time and effort in doing God’s will. Grateful is good-will be praying for excitement to enter in soon!!!