Traveling This Road Together

Post 183

Both W3 and I recognize that the relationship we are building is very special. She is a beautiful Christian woman who is handling her grief similarly and having many of the same thoughts as me, and I feel like I've known her much longer than two and a half months. God and his angels somehow organized events and conversations which landed us both at that retreat, and now we have each other, both mothers of daughters we were very close to, losing them on this Earth just over five weeks apart.

We both love the friends and family we have dearly, and nearly all have been extremely empathetic and wonderful, but we've each had at least one shocker, too.

Thank you God for giving us each other to travel this hard road together.

My dog and I took a short walk on the mostly shaded road (not trail) at Cathedral Caverns in the afternoon. We had a glimpse of a deer and saw several butterflies, but today they were just normal butterflies who crossed our path and stayed on whatever route they were on. There was no hanging around like last week.

Today is my 34th wedding anniversary. This isn't a hard day in my grief world because of it though. I have a feeling it must be fairly similar in many other families that adult children have no idea the date their parents got married, unless there are plans in place to celebrate together. I looked up what happened last year between me and Mo on text (different phone) and thought I'd share it. It felt good to feel like I “got her expression” again. Typical mother-daughter texting.

We just got back from a restaurant about an hour away in Tennessee called Top of the Rock. The view wonderful, food so-so, but we are glad we went. My hubby and I are also Traveling This Road Together, as we have been doing for more than half our lives. I am very blessed.

Thank you God for giving us each other to travel this hard road together.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Romans 12:15 ESV