She set aside her career plans to serve others - becoming instant mom to two young boys. Oh, the stories she can tell.
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She lost her husband and became a widow.
She grieved her loss and figured out how to put one foot in front of the other.
She somehow adjusted to her new reality and learned how to pump gas and gradually figured out how to deal with the rest of it.
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She gave up her home that she loved so much.
She lost her ministry that she was so passionate about and eventually discovered another.
She let go of her standing in her beloved community and moved into another.
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She lived through the irony of losing it all again - and she survived.
Once again, she grieved the loss and eventually adjusted to the new reality
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She lost her independence inch by inch along with energy and pep and health - one malady at a time.
She let go of her house - once again.
She gave away the tools of her passion - namely her baking equipment and enough dishes to feed an army or at least a crew of silo-fillers.
She traded a houseful of large rooms for one small room - losing her ability to "entertain" guests.
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Eventually she traded that small room for an even smaller one.
She lost her privacy and another batch of her independence.
She had to let go of having food cooked the way she liked it - again and again.
With each loss, she adjusted.
She has chosen to accept each new reality and to celebrate the good parts of it.
That's what I call a positive example.
Amazing even.
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Thanks, Mom.
You're writing about stuff that nobody talks about. This is reality.
ReplyDeleteRight. Her example was an education and an inspiration.
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