Dan and Deb

One of the constants in my writings is that life is hard. Should I expect less than that? Jesus said there would be tribulation in the world. Most times, I go with the flow and I look for the reasons to be thankful for the life I’ve had and the decisions I’ve made both good and bad. Other times though, like now, I just am saddened.

I had my boys this weekend. I am always filled with joy when they are here. It’s so good to be around innocent laughter and to be able to hear their thoughts on life. For the last couple of times that they’ve been here, we’ve been studying what the future heaven will be like and what the present heaven is like. And as we read through the book that we are studying and I listen to the kids give their thoughts and views on things, it just makes me smile. For instance, Nolan is happy that he isn’t going to have ear wax in heaven. And Ethan is happy that his teeth won’t be crooked. Then there is Nolan asking about why we can’t take things with us when we go to heaven. “Even if I’m holding on to it really tight?”

They had to go back to their mom’s tonight. I went and cooked for a BBQ that we were putting on for our volunteers at Celebrate Recovery. When I walked back in the door, it was just quiet. The boys were gone. I miss them. I like that I’m sound asleep and they come crawling into bed with me. I like tucking them into bed at night. Life is hard, but life is good too.

Jesus said we’d have trouble, but more importantly He said, “But be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.” Oh, praise God.