Three Months and Counting

Three months have passed and the grief and adjustments to the "new normal" continue. We had a wonderful, Gravenmier family gathering for our friends' 5oth wedding anniversary on Saturday. This is one of the first times in a while that my girls, Josh, Trent, and I were all together at the same function. However, after it was over, Beth and Trent left for Lexington for the weekend; Kate and Josh went to his mom's for dinner and to the lake on Sunday morning; Amy left that night for the lake to be with her children who were already there; and the dog, Shelby, and I spent an extra quiet night at home. She and I did however, go to the lake on Sunday after church. After a full day of sun, barbque brisket/barbque bologna and all the fixings, a campfire with smores, alas I had had enough. The memories of our weekends and Labor Days weighed heavy on my emotions and I chose to go home Sunday night. Life at the lake was a very special time for the Mister and me! We spent quite a bit of his last months there. Those days were so full of fishing, relaxing, living life to the fullest, loving our days together, and planning our days when we would be apart.
God had plans for us even then-when we thought that he was resting. He was preparing our way for the days to come.
Even though I had a hole in my heart the size of Texas, God has managed to stitch it up and now it is only the size of California. If there is anything that grief has taught me is:
God
Really
Is
Everlastingly
Faithful.
He continues to hold us close to His heart, comforts us in loneliness, teaches how to live on through the loneliness, and helps us to adjust to the life after "JLG".
Blessings to all,
Hugs and kisses my sweet man until we meet again!
Cathy