There is so much to do: laundry, cleaning, client's hair, decorating cakes, music to be ordered and looked over, and an etiquette class to be prepared... And yet, here I sit. My mind keeps wandering these days.
This week, without purpose, my thoughts go to a little house on Judson Street that I miss being in so much. Hardwood floors, cozy nooks and sunny spots, a beautiful guest room and a bathtub to die for. A few months ago you would have found a hard-working woman going about her tasks: taking care of two lovely doggies, tending to her lawn and garden, making yumminess on her granite counters. And if you didn't know her before, you'd never guess what she has had to endure to just "be". A few hints are found around the house: a photo here or there, a hanging on the wall of a brave and courageous man. Tell-tail signs that there was someone special in her life once and now he isn't there.
But, she doesn't live in that house anymore. She has persevered and grown, and although in her mind she may not realized it, every day she is an example to us all. Consider it pure joy, my sister, when you have faced trials of many kind. Knowing that this testing of your faith has produced perseverance and patience. Letting that finish it's work in you: that you may become mature and perfect, lacking nothing.
I don't doubt that the "consider it joy" is probably something most of us wouldn't pass with flying colors, but He promises something afterwards: perfection and lacking NOTHING. If I feel a lacking, I can't even imagine the feeling of lack in losing a husband.
This is a tribute: because this week, all those sorrows and griefs will be revisited with a fresh wind of mourning. And that's okay. I know just a taste of that and wish that she could be spared from this memory. But, thank You, Jesus, for the promises of what is to come: lacking nothing.
My heart is with you, friend far away. Take your time. No rushing. Enjoy the season you are in, but know we are all thinking of you lots this coming week.
And, happy birthday.
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