Nightly Gathering
Open Thread Post 32
This is one of those days. I'm sorry. I just don't have anything to post tonight. I feel mixed up, like I make too many wrong moves and maybe always have. God has always looked after me and always will, this I know. This is a place for people to mourn, post memories, and give support, especially in the middle of the night.
I fell asleep early last night, and felt so badly that you had a troubled heart. The Lord loves you and has redeemed you, and you are giving Him so much glory even in your deepest anguish. Please don’t allow the devil to convince you of anything otherwise. God loves you with an everlasting love, and that any mistake or sin is corrected or forgiven by the Lord and redeemed for his glory and our good. Praying that you feel the immense love and presence of the Lord today and everyday.
A mystery gift showed up at my door on Valentine's Day. A beautiful book of Birds that I had ordered a year ago and was obviously sent to the wrong address. That it should find its way to me on Valentine's Day was so fitting and such a sign from the Universe. The first picture I turned to was an Owl, symbol of passage. The 2nd picture I flipped to was a pair of Pink Flamingos (always MY bird!) forming a heart with their necks. It has been almost 2 years since Troy decided to stop his own heart from beating. A heart I cherished. A life I adored. Valentine's Day 2021 was my last message from him. A Happy Valentine's Day text followed by a pic of beautiful gemstones from a mine in Brazil. Things were opening back up in the US and I just KNEW it was going to be "our summer". As soon as my man gets back home...
I was dreaming of that whole "fun summer of romance" when I got the call.
I am not sure we ever get it right, my friend. We can only keep going forward and taking a step for them and for us as we walk ahead.