Time Enough

'One more hour, just one more day' that is what people say they would trade anything for. When we lose a loved one we just desperately yearn for a bit more time with them. I know I would love to just take Ryan's face in my hands and gaze into his eyes or sit and listen to one more whacky story my dad used to tell. But if I seriously had the chance to bargain for that time, I would choose to pass.

If the deal was that I could have more time in exchange for losing them all over again I would pass. The reality is that the grieving process does include time healing our hearts. Losing a loved one is unbearable but with time we heal. Not that we don't always miss them but that the pain eases and life returns to a new sort of normal.

If I had an hour with them what could I say? It is not for me in this life to have the answers or wisdom that they have acquired in heaven. We are on different paths that will come together again but not in this world. So for now, here, I will remember those I have lost with love and smile at the greatness of their personalities. But I will be satisfied that the time I had with them was enough till we meet again.

In Him,
Joyful