Wow, what a day. Do you ever have a day that you keep running and running and still have 100 things to get accomplished in like 2 hours? Well this has been my day today. You see after receiving 77 custom orders through RiOak Western Design for Christmas we kind of got a little bit behind on Christmas shopping for our family! This was my day to get EVERYTHING for EVERYONE. I have been to 4 different stores and over 60 miles to do so! Then came home to start in on the wrapping frenzy, as I am wrapping I get a text from my mother in law that my husband's granny has passed away. Although we are very sad, we are happy that she is in a much better place now. She has been suffering with several health issues for the last several years and the last couple of years has not been a great quality of life. Although this is a sad day, God took her to a much better place today and for that we are thankful. We are planning our family Christmas still but we are also grieving a great loss today.
So with all the hustle and bustle life still happens.
Explaining death to a 5 year old is no easy task, or so I thought. A child's mind is so pure and innocent. Riley is teaching me more and more each day how to be a better person. After I picked my bundles up from daycare this evening I explained to Riley that Mamaw's (my mother in law) mom had passed away. Riley was quiet for a brief moment and then said, "Well she is still alive, in our hearts that is. Her spirit is with God in heaven now." Wow!! This came out of my 5 year's old mouth. I couldn't believe it and for a brief moment I WAS QUIET. I told her how proud I was of her and how smart and mature she is becoming.
My degree is in Gerontology (the study of aging). I deal with death on a daily basis and no it's not depressing. I get to put a smile on someone's face during their last final days and this is rewarding to me. The one thing in life that is inevitable is death (well I guess two things are inevitable, taxes :) I took some psychology classes in dealing with death and it is so interesting to see how everyone deals with death differently. My husband wants nothing to do with it and this is OKAY, he wants to pay his respects and deal with it in private. He is a manly man you know! Me on the other hand I have to be all in, tears and all. Death is final but life still goes on for the loved ones who are left behind. Some people turn to exercise, others turn to food, many turn to their faith and like my husband he deals with it outside somewhere by himself. I have always wondered what he does, but that could be a whole other blog! Whatever he does he copes with it and takes about two days and then he is back to being Clint again. You see we all are human and deal with stresses in our lives differently.
I never expected my second post to be so depressing and especially around the holidays but this is what is on my mind tonight as I sit here with my coffee. Maybe this will help you put things into perspective. No matter how clean your house is, how many packages are under the tree, how perfect the dinner is etc. Life still happens, to me the holidays mean family and if I get to be with my family this will be enough. I want to laugh and visit with them because in the end family and friends is really all we have. You can't take that special gadget with you, or the T.V, the cars, the houses.....but the love you have for your family and the love they have for you will always be in your heart. Thanks Riley for giving mom a lesson tonight.
I am off to wrap a few more presents and CREATE a few for my family too.
Until next time, many smiles from me to you and your family.
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