I thought I would spare Facebook the post and put it all here. Today would have been my mother in law's 68th birthday ( I think) and tomorrow will be 6 years since my Grandbarb passed. All day I have been thinking and just mulling over emotions that come with these kinds of days. One of my good friends, and M's 2 best little buds, are moving away and it happened rather quickly. Another, will be in and out and within year probably gone to another state as well. Of course, this is all expected with military life but that doesn't make it any easier. My heart it heavy with the loss that I have felt and will feel. While I feel a strong desire to draw in and just avoid the pain, I also have deep joy. As I get older I feel a richness to the blessings of life.

Recently I read a blog and it referenced "living with out a budget" regarding time. Each day is a gift, we can't save up time, we can only invest it. With new fervor I am diving into new friendships and reveling in the blessings each day brings. I am just so very thankful for the people that God chooses to bring into our life for however long He sees fit. Rather than focus on the brevity I will focus and the richness. In His sovereignty He has set the course of my life and the people with whom my course will cross. I am better for knowing all of these them. Rejoicing in these few minutes to sit and just really let the blessing sink deep into my soul and heal the wounds of the loss.