Had a rough day yesterday. My sister Andrea's husband had given us (my other sister and myself) a bunch of her personal items to go through to see if there were things we wanted. These were mainly "pre-marriage" items— photo albums from childhood and teen years, old books, etc.
Frankly, until this weekend I couldn't bring myself to look at the stuff. To many memories. Too many feelings I didn't want to deal with. Looking at things and "remembering when" or seeing something you want to have as a remembrance, but then realizing you have to have it as a remembrance because the person it belonged to is no longer here. Wishing I had been a better brother. Laughing when I showed Abbey an LP and asked her if she knew what it was (not a clue). At least there weren't any 8-Tracks. Glad my wife was there, yet wishing I was alone. Like I said, rough day.
The important stuff we leave behind is the impact we have for Christ on other people's lives. How are we showing the love of Christ to other's? How are we representing Him? Can people see the difference he has made in our lives? How are we serving him? Andrea left a lot of that stuff with me, and it means more than an old book or photo album ever could.
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About Me
- Jim Bird
- Married since 1996 to my amazing wife, Shanna. Our lives got even better when we welcomed our only child, Abbey into our lives. Planning to follow God's call and move to Greenville, NC as soon as possible to work at Discovery Church (www.discoverychurchonline.com) to work in the "Next Steps" ministry.
Logos
Verse:
John 3:16; Jn 3:16; John 3
Keyword:
Salvation, Jesus, Gospel
With Operators:
AND, OR, NOT, “ ”
1 comments:
how bitter sweet memories can be, huh? Try to enjoy them and find comfort in them
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