Life goes on.

Well it has been 8 days since my good bye to Judy and Malia. At times it seems as though it has been a lot longer than a week. I am trying to stay busy so that I don't have to think about them to much. I don't know if it's a part of my copeing or if i'm in denial. Sometimes I think that they are just on furlough and they'll be back in a couple weeks but then i'm reminded that they are now living in MI and I honestly don't know when i'll see them again. I have been able to talk to them on skype a couple times so far and that has really been helpful. Malia is adjusting well and loving the fact that she gets to be around her grandparents. :)

So this week has been hard but not as hard as I thought. God has been so faithful. He is bringing new people into my life everyday and renewing old friendships. I am so blessed to be able to have so many people who love me. I have also learned to not take for granted the things the Lord has blessed me with. Everyday there are children in my life and this expirence with Malia leaving has made me want to invest into the kids around me. God has renewed my heart and instead of being bitter or angery that he allowed me to love those two and then he took them away, I have been able to use that love I have for them to love others. God is teaching me to love with my whole heart. Not worrying about if it'll be broken or if these others will leave, but looking at life as my chance to show people how much God loves them.

So I guess the point of this blog is just that even when our hearts break and we may feel like God is pushing us to far. We can know that He is our comforter, protector, Saviour and most of all our Father. God is and will always be there for us. It doesn't mean we will never have broken hearts or go through tough times but it does mean that He will always be there to hold us, comfort us and bring us through whatever trials we may face in this life. I know that loving people is hard and it is a risk. But I also know that it is worth the risk to love someone. It is better to have loved and lost then to not have loved at all.

God Bless!