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I’ll See You On The Other Side

I’ll See You On The Other Side

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My heart is a little heavy today…

Yesterday, one of my best buddies gained her wings. The good thing is that her transition was easy. The bad thing is that I won’t see her again on this side…

So if it’s okay, I want to take a few moments to honor her.

We became friends through my brother. They divorced a long time ago, but we didn’t…lol. I think it’s so unfortunate that when divorce happens to a couple, the relatives have to divorce too. I understand that in some cases it just makes sense. And I wouldn’t expect that they would be at every family function. But when there was no physical or mental abuse, we should be able to spend time together without anyone having issues with it. That was the case with us.

When I first met her, I thought she was fearless, and fancy. She wore eye shadow, and her clothes were always stylish, and well put together. She had this way about her like she was in charge even when she wasn’t. 

She was the first person to take me to a sit-down restaurant. She taught me which fork to use, how to put my napkin on my lap, and to never pick at my food. She took me to the Ice capades, circus, and gave me my first perm (my mother was heated about that one). 

We enjoyed hanging out. We loved going to lunch or dinner, and sometimes just simply watching television together. We talked about everything…and everybody…lol. 

She was one of those people that loved having people around, and I loved being around her. When she introduced me, she always said that I was her sister-in-law, but that we were more like sisters. I loved that. She was my sister, and I will miss her dearly…I will even miss her unsolicited advice. 🙂

I know that one day, we will meet again on the other side. Until then, I pray that I live every day with more love, more faith, and more hope. I pray that I do everything God has purposed for me to do. And I pray that I make someone else’s life as special as she made mine.

Until next time…

Be blessed

When The Unexpected Happens

When The Unexpected Happens

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I came into this year so excited about what God would be doing. This year, I had plans to move forward into my purpose; claiming all the promises of God. I was thinking that if God could take time to breathe the word of life into His prophets for me…the least I could do is walk in them. I still think that’s true, but God didn’t do it the way I thought He would. 

Last week, my sister went home to be with the Lord. I didn’t see that coming. Nobody saw that coming. It knocked the wind out of me. There was no warning. God didn’t check in with me to see if that was part of my plan. What He did was what He had planned even before He breathed life into her lungs. He already knew when He would come to claim that same breath back. 

I thought the last few years were the worst, but I didn’t know about this. I didn’t plan for this. I didn’t know that having to endure the passing of my sister would be part of what I would be doing this year. But here’s the thing, God didn’t have to ask my permission. He is God. And even though I don’t like it; even though I would rather be doing just about anything else…I trust His plan. 

One of my favorite scriptures is from the Book of Romans, and it says, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:37-39).

I know that whenever the unexpected happens, whatever we have to go through, God has already worked it out. This scripture says that nothing…no problem, no situation, not even death can come between the relationship that we have with the Lord. He has to be number one, because when He has first place in our lives, we never have to worry about the outcome, because God holds the outcome in His hands.  

Until next time…

Be blessed