... the clouds of sin and deception....

.. another grey winter day... feeling the chills and all around yucky...
on a positive note, all 3 girls home for 24 hours... that's very nice, we do have a great time together and I am so blessed to have these 3 daughters..
hanging out together today these three young ladies shared some of their struggles with the "new family dynamics"
overwhelming for them, no matter their age...
Commitment, Loyalty, Honesty .... it always comes back to this....
on the other side of the equation: Selfishness,  Lies,  Abandonment ....


good thing that over all this is the One that can use all bad choices and turn it into something good for those that love him.... applying His"remedies": forgiveness , compassion and love...

after reconciling with my cousin I have spent many hours chatting with her online and I do feel only love and compassion for her, encouraging her in situations that are a consequence of her and my husband's wrong choices... weird? out of this world? that's for sure... Christ in me? you bet.... it blows me away myself...

the others in my family that in the wake of this sin have betrayed me and my girls... reconciliation and a renewed love and connection for one another... Christ in me? for sure...
in 5 days my lovely daughters are going to leave to spend a week with their "new family dynamic".... anxiety and very mixed emotions in their hearts... sadness in mine...

this summer, another one of those occasion's coming up... wondering if the sting of it will ever go away...
the "not supposed to be" moments are just not very nice... looking back there have been so many of those in my life... yet my loving Father has always been right there... born with a skin just not thick enough for any of the abuse and cruelty, He  has transformed me into a woman with a heart full of compassion for  anyone suffering He allows me to meet... looking to Him for all the answers, following His "Guide to Healthy Living"  ( The Bible :) as well as I can, empowered by His Spirit.. I know that weeping may stay for the night,  but rejoicing comes in the morning. ( Psalm 30:5)
today I might be a bit downcast.... but the SON is still behind those grey clouds in the sky... His light shining  and illuminating the darkness like only He can.... What would I do without Him?