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Post by wonderbugg on Jul 11, 2017 12:55:27 GMT
I saw my 3 grandsons, my daughter and her husband yesterday. My husband was there too!!! We met in therapy. Both men took the day off work. My grandsons looked so different. I still think my heart will bust with joy. We spent the day walking a mall together. We are making plans for future birthday party. We gave up Christmas and all holidays because they stress our daughter out. Small sacrifice. I have them back and I'm never letting them go. 5 long years of utter sadness. I've felt completely hopeless more times than I could count. Never give up. We still don't know why this happened. Who cares? Why is a victim question. I no longer need to know why. Some good things have come from all of this. I'm sure of my Heavenly Father's love for me. That happened long before they came back. I love them but no longer idolize them. My identity no longer depends on what others do or don't do. And I went from being overly sensitive to being kinda bullet proof. What I mean by that is that I hear all the pettiness around me. Mostly at church because those are my main contacts. I think "Good grief. You are crying because of what so and so said about you?" I have a lot bigger fish to fry now. Life is way too short. Thank you a million times for all your prayers!!!! I will keep praying for you.
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Post by bettyshe on Jul 11, 2017 17:50:53 GMT
Oh Wonderbug, how very happy I am for you and your family!!! Enjoy your new normal...and God bless you and yours. Please,please continue to pray for others affected by estrangement.
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Post by brokenmama on Jul 11, 2017 18:01:40 GMT
Very happy for you
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Post by luke2231 on Jul 11, 2017 18:18:23 GMT
Thank you for sharing your joy with us. May it be the story for all of us sooner than later! Hugs.
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Post by lindajoan on Jul 11, 2017 22:09:06 GMT
Praise God. What a wonderful answer to prayer.
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Post by JeepGirl on Jul 18, 2017 5:15:18 GMT
Your joy, love and gratefulness came through as I read your post, wonderbugg, including what you learned through all these years of estrangement. So happy for you and your family. I always feel encouraged and have a renewed hope with each reconciliation. Blessings.....
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Post by givingupcontrol on Aug 3, 2017 1:33:19 GMT
love this post. Our prodigal came home a year ago and I feel so many of the same things you describe. My favorite 2 statements you made are: "I love them but no longer idolize them," and "my identity (and I would add 'happiness') no longer depends on what others do or don't do." We learn so much and our character and relationship with the Lord grows so much during these difficult times.
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Post by lindajoan on Aug 3, 2017 18:10:18 GMT
Thank you for sharing Giving. You are a wise woman. I am blessed to hear that your prodigal returned. Only that gift can come from God. We are still praying our prodigal will return. We have missed our ED for 5 years. We do not give up hope.
I also loved the comment "Life is too short". So true!
God bless you.
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Post by everloving11 on Aug 13, 2017 17:41:09 GMT
How blessed ~ your story gives me hope. Just found out last week that our ES up and moved his family from one ocean to another on a whim. Like the Dick and Jane series we read from in the '50's ~~~ Run, son, run! I sense he always has to be on the run - away from God, from us, from himself. I'm hoping he runs head-on at 500 mph into a solid wall: when he comes to his senses, I pray he comes back to God, to us, and begins to know himself. AS long as God gives us the impetus to pray, we must not lose heart!
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