Change

Change is so very hard and we never know when it will arrive at our door. Sometimes it is invited in with open arms and sometimes we just want to push it away as though it is not real and we reject the change. Today we'd like to reject the changes, but they come anyway. A dear friend diagnosed with cancer just sucked everything out of us - such a shock and heartfelt pain - we don't want this change. My 2 daughters have grown up with this very, very special person as a constant through years of turmoil and pain, this friend was alway, always there for them with unconditional love. We expect her to still be there, but as my youngest said, nothing will be the same now. No, it will be different, but God does have a reason for everything. Perhaps all of the seeds of faith and love that have been sown will provide a harvest that will overwhelm her with love and, along with God's strength, restore her with another dimension in her life that does not come without trials. We will pray for that. We have seen God move mountains and this is just one more that we will ask Him to move. We don't see the whole picture, only He does and we get fleeting glimpses of His glory as we see Him reflected in others. She is one whom we have seen Christ reflected through. We will continue to see Him use her and shine through her, with hair or without - with strength and without, but prayerfully recovered fully when this trial is through.