Okay, it is a long story, but I'm not headed to Rwanda. . .and I'm fine with it. I need to learn to let go and let GOD work in His timing. . .I don't need to rush Him or rush His timing. I need to be patient (IHANGANI) and just wait on His perfect time for our family. I know that right now (through this and other situations) that God is trying to teach me to BE STILL AND KNOW. I really struggle with that BE STILL part. I am happily to patiently wait to see how God will reveal and work out His WONDERFULLY AMAZING plan for our family!!! He is good!
The grief of a stepmom. This post has had so many titles: The Invisible Grief of a Stepmom, The Silent Grief of a Stepmom, The Lonely Grief of a Stepmom. . . the grief of a stepmom is like no other grief because it feels so homeless. My stepson died a few weeks ago. Marc and I have only been married eight months and Mackay, my stepson, lived in NYC and we rarely got to see him (he didn't get to come to the wedding or Cabo and didn't stay with us when he came to town), so I didn't have much of a relationship with him. So there is a weird layer of loosing someone I hardly knew and I feel like that is the layer that makes the most sense to everyone. While the family was mourning, I was the one organizing all of the meals coming in from our wonderful friends and neighbors, I was cleaning up one meal and setting up for the next. I was keeping the house in order and making sure Marc was able to surround himself with the friends and family he needed to make it through the
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I'm so proud of you!!! You are an example to so many of us:)
We are praying for your expanding family and love you soooo much!
Your son in Rwanda has a beautiful spirit and has already touched the lives of so many...just like you:)
Kari