Turning The Page: A Goodbye with Gratitude
" The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life - the life God is sending one day by day. " ~ C.S. Lewis 2024 ends today, in a few hours. It was one great interruption, as I got to experience it. I finally understood a little of what David meant when he penned the words of Psalms 34 – "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Life took a downward turn rather fast early in February. In March and April, I was in the thick of the valley, not knowing whether I’d ever make it out. Thankfully, the rest of the year has been spent fighting to get back up, and I can confidently say I’m restored. Not without scars, though. Those are many, and some will take a long while to f...