INSPIRASUNS

Like most couples, we have many pictures around our home. Pictures of kids and grandkids growing up over the years. Pictures with friends, pictures of my husband and I at all stages of our life placed all throughout our home. We also have various pictures of our parents to round out the displays.

Last night, I finished my chat with Father and headed to get ready for bed. A picture of my mom sits on a desk in our bedroom. I look at the picture every day and smile when I see it. For some reason, last night though, that picture made me stop. I picked it up off the desk and studied her eyes, my goodness I could literally hear her voice and feel her smile. It brought tears to my eyes. I don’t know why her picture touched me so deeply at that moment.

I put the picture back on the desk and continued my nightly routine of turning down the bed. When I finished I turned and looked at the pictures on the shelves behind me. Next, I opened a family album that our kids made for us for our 30th wedding anniversary years ago. I flipped through those pages and the memories, well, they made me smile. I came across a few pictures of the day our youngest was baptized. The picture was of my dad holding her and standing next to him was my mom and my in-laws. This one too brought tears to my eyes. Again, as I looked closely, I mean truly looked at the picture, I could feel them all looking back and I remembered the love I felt having them all there that day.

I’m not sure what made me stop and take time with all of these pictures last night. Maybe Father was showing me what I needed, to feel the love of my parents again. Maybe this was His way of reminding me, that even though they are no longer in this earthly place, they still love me. Maybe this was His way of helping me to feel His presence through those pictures.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my parents. I know that I will be with them again someday, and until that time comes, I’ll continue to look at those pictures and smile. And…I hope that Father steps in occasionally, like He did last night to help me feel their presence even deeper than usual.

Friends, if you are fortunate enough to still have your parents, take a moment today to give them a call. Tell them you love them. If your parents have gone on to be with Father, as mine have, then take a moment to give thanks to Him for the time shared, and for the day when we’ll all be together again 🙂 .

Psalm 103:13
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him.