My word for last year was “presence”. I think, overall, I did a pretty good job keeping my focus in the here and now. Nothing I can change in the past, and worrying about tomorrow is a complete waste of time. I know the other day I said my word for the New Year was going to be joy, but after giving it a great deal of thought, I decided “HOPE” was far more appropriate.
Hope is such a gift. I remember the first year after losing Mr. Virgo, I really felt hopeless. I really looked forward to the new year because I could say, “My husband died last year.” As if that sleight of hand would magically make everything better. It didn’t. And I was perplexed that it did not.
Hope. Hope is a gift from God. I have great hope…a seemingly endless supply. I have enough that I will share it by the bucketloads in the coming year. And, when I speak, I will be mindful to instill hope in others through my speech and actions.
A year is gone, another ushered in to replace it. May this be a year of peace, of love, of good health, and abundant hope. May you always have enough. ❤️
“Even those who are young grow weak; young people can fall exhausted. But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.”
Isaiah 40:30-31 GNB
While we are alive, God always supplies us with hope until He takes us home and fulfills more than we could ever hope for!
This is so true. My hope lies in God. When I was in the throes of grief, I needed constant reminding that I was not alone. God was always with me. ❤️
I hold onto hope. It gets you through the tough times. I’m also stubborn (probably why I like Winston Churchill) I like one of his sayings, “When you are going through hell, keep going” I often think of that when having something like a filling done-which I dread-I don’t like the drill, the smell, the feeling, it’s stressful. It’s not hell, but I know there is another side, when I’m done with whatever it is that is hell at that moment. Hope is so necessary!
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Reading your blog and story of your husband’s death made me cry. It’s been almost 5 years for me and it’s still just “not as much fun.” But life is good
I’m a WVa native but mostly am in Delaware and Wyoming! Trying to decide which area to be part of. Sounds like so much fun!!
My life has become fun again. In a different way, certainly. We are different people with different partners, I have discovered. I love the person I am now as much as I loved the person I was with Mr. Virgo. Where are you from in WV? I was born and raised in Parkersburg/Vienna and live not too far from there. ❤️