A new chapter of life-- that is what our family is dealing with. This is a chapter that I don't think my father ever thought he would be experiencing--life without his wife, but he is facing it and though he is sad and lonely, he is determined to get through it.
After 67 years of marriage, my father had become accustomed to my mother being around. Their lives were entwined and they shared many common interests. Since his retirement, they have spent every day together and they enjoyed it! They have served missions and shared callings. The last six months my father has spent virtually every waking moment caring for my mother, and now she is gone and life has changed drastically for him. But, I tell myself often, this separation is temporary. This is just one little chapter in the large book of eternity. For reasons we do not fully understand, my father is to walk alone for awhile on earth without his companion. My mother's test is finished, but my father has a final chapter, a final test, to see whether he can remain faithful to the end and be submissive to the Lord's will. Thousands of others have had similar tests.
We are trying to fill in for Mom but we are poor substitutes. It was our privilege, as her children, to help our mother deal with cancer, and now we are trying to help our father. I am learning every day.
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