Dearest Tatum,
This morning, you told me you wanted a locket to wear with my picture in it. I love this idea for many reasons. Mainly, it warmed my heart. Every day, every single day, we get closer in our bond. It’s made me appreciate the value of TIME and given me perspective on how much we have grown in just 4 ½ short years. Just imagine how much more we have to grow together!
This can be equated to how God works so slowly, but in HIS perfect time.
Think about the last problem that was in our life.
It was monumental at the moment, but looking back, we can see how it made us stronger, closer, better. It also isn’t a problem or issue any longer. Doesn’t this make you value the challenges even more? It also makes me value the PROCESS of growing together. It’s one day at a time, setbacks and all.
It was said the prosperity is a terrible teacher. Well, Tatum, this doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy our blessings. This merely means that the time we grow and become better people and more appreciative of our blessings is in the hard times. You will have struggles. Being a follower of Jesus will not inoculate you from this. It WILL give you someone to go through the struggle with, giving you hope of a brighter future and a closer bond to your Father. It also will grow your character and into the woman God made you to be. We cannot be used quite as effectively until He does a mighty work in us.
So embrace your life! It will be a beautiful story; a rich story of good, bad, beautiful and sometimes hard. But, you will always always always have me as your biggest fan as I’ll be in your virtual locket wherever you go, as you’ll be in mine; you also have a family and friends who adore you; The best part? You have the TRINITY: a Father (ABBA/Daddy)> as Jesus (friend) and Holy Spirit (guide and counselor) with you ALWAYS.
I love you with my whole heart, love bug. You’ll always be in my virtual locket and I in yours.
