Friday, September 26, 2014

Sharing Burdens


Sept. 26, 2014

Today I spent the day with Daughter on the anniversary of a traumatic loss for her. Not only was the event life-threatening at the time, but it left physical and emotional wounds that simply refuse heal. She helped me through my own painful anniversary a couple of weeks ago, so I planned to spend the day with her to divert her attention. Husby stayed with Grandson while Daughter and I went to lunch and shopping – we never made it to our planned pedicure, as we shopped nearly until Grandson’s dinnertime. We fixed and ate dinner at her house, and as we were leaving, she hugged me and whispered that she didn’t think about the past ordeal once all day. That’s what sharing one another’s burdens is about, and how thankful I am to have family who can and will share and share alike. Big thanks to a loving, albeit exhausted Dad and Husby for making it possible, as Grandson is a fun but active five-year-old!

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