Grief and Joy

 November 9, 2026

    The past few days I was feeling very sad over losses in my family.  A lot of people dont understand grief and expect you to "get over it" quickly.  Truth is grief has no time limit.  I was feeling sad and wrote to my adult children.  For which they indicated that I still had them and my grandchildren.  They are right.  But I still felt sad over those that arent here anymore.  

   One thing that they stressed in Grief Share is that we will have a "new normal"  It takes time to get to that.   

    Yesterday in church we sang the song, "Redeemed"  The words really hit home.  "I am not who I once was, I am redeemed"  Yes! I am not a sister or a daughter anymore.  Redeemed has the meaning of "the old way of living no longer define who you are."   I am a mom and a grammy/grandma.  I have to really think on who I am now.  A new normal for my life.  Though prayer and Bible reading, I will find out.  I do feel a lot better and the sadness is lessened.  I have more joy now.