Thursday, January 29, 2009
"It's all broken"
Last night, while moving some of Gracie's things, Kate knocked Gracie's piggy bank on the floor. Truth be told, it was my fault for leaving it available to be dropped. I was looking at it, put it on a small table, and left it likely too close to the edge. Kate was moving a box across the room, hit the bank, and it fell to the floor in a crash. Broken pieces everywhere, I ran upstairs to find out what caused the noise. Kate looked at me and said, "it's all broken." That was it, nothing else. Her face said it all. And honestly, it is broken. I don't know if we can glue it back together or not. Again, I'm trying to tell myself "J.B., this is all material. It won't last. You can't take this bank up to Heaven when you go." But, I will say that seeing the tiny pieces scattered along the floor made me sad. Kate feels even worse. That's just a small prayer request today..
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I'm sorry to hear of this accident, especially since it was one of the things you wanted to keep of Gracie's. My heart just goes out to you during this process....it must be incredibly hard. Prayers are still being said in your behalf.
Praying for you, brother.
What courage you both are being given by God to sort, gift, and cherish all of Gracie's things. I am so sorry her bank broke. God be with you and your family.
Ann from Chicagoland
I haven't been here to read in a couple of weeks - but I just read your post about making the difficult decision to part with some of her things, followed by the sad tale of the accidental breaking of her bank. But, as I read the two posts, I thought to myself, "There's a spiritual lesson here...I wonder if he has seen it yet. God is showing them something and reassuring them."
Have you heard Him?
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