A Red, White and Blue Weekend!

This has been a good weekend, and I'm not even at the end of it yet.  I love weekends like that! I have already had some fun time with both Drew and Ethan, and I'm looking forward to a family cookout tomorrow. 

A few months back I had given Drew a teeter totter but only his parents have been able to play with Drew with it.  They have had the joy of standing there on the opposite side, pushing Drew up and down until their arms wore out.

Tomorrow, Drew gets to try out the real deal with his cousin Ethan.  This is guaranteed to be fantastic entertainment!  Not only does the teeter totter go up and down, but it spins in circles too.  Can you just picture the scene?!!  I promise to take lots of pictures and video! Both little boys have enough of their grandpa in them, that I'm sure we'll have lots of excitement.

Grief Share

I had a long conversation today with a new friend, who recently became a widower himself.  It helped me to listen to him share his heart, and to have an opportunity to share mine.  Who else could possibly understand, than someone who has suffered such a loss himself?

I'm encouraged this week to learn of a new grief support group starting up in our town.  I have been posting daily devotionals from this organization, Grief Share, on my blog for months now....but they also offer a 13 week course that church's can use in there community.  I'm anxious to attend.  I believe this is what I've been looking for, for months now.  Some place to go, where others are in the same boat as I am, and they can feel safe enough to share their deepest feelings, without being misunderstood.  We need help...even possibly from each other.....to figure out how to fight our way through all of these feelings we're left with.

I'm praying for healing in my own life, and hope I can be a blessing to others along the way.