Saturday, August 10, 2024

Dear God,

Oh, to remember past events that brought peace, hope and joy.  A dark, gloomy day can give opportunity to pause, remember and reflect.  Today was such a day!

As I sat alone in the restaurant where I used to eat with seven of my grandchildren on an Advent Sunday each year, I reminisced in my own mind.  I remembered Jack, Gracie, Gabrielle, Lucy, Rylan, Sophie and Spencer.  I remembered taking our seats around the table, trying to decide what to order and talking too loud as we too shared about our fun weekend together.  There was our floor picnic cooking hot dogs in the fireplace, sleeping in sleeping bags on the floor, watching a Christmas movie, dining in the dining room on fine china and crystal for breakfast, participating in a service project for others in war zones (baking cookies), handing out care packages to the homeless at a shelter, drawing cards and putting money in envelopes and later placing them on old, beaten up cars at local stores, a special afternoon at the symphony, carriage rides downtown Indianapolis, painting Christmas pajamas, dinner at a local restaurant, Sunday morning at church and concluding at Bob Evans Restaurant.  So many memories, sweet, blessed memories that made the sun shine in my heart and soul.

Ah, yes, a dark, gloomy day can give an opportunity to remember!!!

Loving God,

thank you

for the art

of transformation

of heart,

mind and soul

Thank you

for your

amazing, loving power.

Thank you

for making

the sun shine

in my own.

Love always, Andrea