this past weekend we celebrate Evee Bev’s first big accomplishment — the promises of God's salvation and the beginning to a faithful journey of serving an unwavering God.
.. and in the most transparent way, this weekend was harder than I anticipated. One of my favorite people wasn’t physically in the pews or at our family gatherings and that was incredibly hard to swallow. I have grown familiar with my Nana to “miss out” on the rest of my big events, but to never be present at Evee’s was really hard. She would’ve loved being a great grandma. I know I felt her in the church, I envisioned her in the pew next to my Grandpa, and I see her in Evee everyday but that doesn’t eliminate the hard.
So I gave myself time, reminded myself it is okay to have some hard even on the most joyous day. I reflected on just how big this weekend was for our beautiful little girl, how special it is that she wore the gown I got baptized in, and how excited I am that she will know God and the promises He has made for her. To be reminded that the creator of Heaven and earth also created her with the work of his hands is soul filling.
Thank you to all those that have already impacted her journey and to those who still will. She is a blessed little girl AND it's absolutely okay to have a little hard mixed with a little joy.
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