I've known for 3-1/2 months that it would all come down to one word, "Goodbye." (I suppose since I put the whole "Some people call their therapist," I should confess that I am not laying prostrate on a black leather couch while typing this. I'm wearing my jammies and sitting upright.)
I stood in Parable (the Christian bookstore) tonight reading card after card and thinking about our friendship...thinking about what you mean to me. At one point, I had three cards in my hand, but I wasn't set on any of them...and then I saw it. THE ONE! The cards says...
Two women met for coffee
they talked about life --
things they were working through
and things they were learning.
They showed each other grace
and gave each other courage.
Even though neither of them
had all the answers,
they knew that God sure did.
So they laughed and cried
and shared their lives.
And in the end,
when their mugs were empty,
their hearts were full.
The inside contains the verse I Corinthians 1:4 (NLT), "I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gift He has given you."
A dear friend encouraged my sad heart last night when she reminded me that there are no goodbyes in Heaven. Having considered this, I now have our choir special playing in my head..."Just over in the Gloryland..." And just for Ginger, in my brain, I am totally clapping along with the song. :)
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