Kiss your kids...if you have them. Hug your friends....tell 'em you love them. Embrace the people that you hold close to your heart. Love the folk who mean more to you than you will ever imagine....if GOD called them home tomorrow.
I have been super excited all week about a possible career move and experienced the highlight of that week yesterday with a series of conversations with the stakeholders of that organization. Conversations that began at 7:30am with the CEO and ended at nearly 4pm with a peer group and the 2nd set of Board Members. None of that is bigger that what GOD has for you. None of it is bigger than family. Our days are predestined and we want to think we are in control...as I often do.
All of that changed this morning. Still riding the high from the possibility of making a career advancement, making the morning trip down 311 to drop my girls off at school, I recieved a call from a life long friend.
My man on the other end of my bluetooth...was in tears and telling me that my God Daughter, HIS DAUGHTER had been called home to be with GOD! She was to be 19 months old on the 9th. How is this fair? My biological daughters in the backseat were quick to ask, "What's wrong Daddy? Why are you crying?" Well, how do you explain to a 4 and 23month old that their sister Ayriel has gone to be with GOD? I wasn't prepared.
After dropping them off at daycare, I had to exit my car and return to their rooms for one more hug and another "I love you." Headed to Charlotte to be with my friends, and say goodbye to my GOD child Ayriel Elaine. How does this make things fair?
To see my friends deal with the loss of a child. The loss of their baby girl. As parents we want (need/expect) our children to bury us, not us to bury our babies. My heart pours out to my friends. I pray that GOD gives them the strength, wisdom, and all the tools to trust in his plan and continue their lives while holding the precious memories of Baby Ayriel with them everyday.
To that, I say GO to GOD. Go to GOD with all that you have. We can't begin to make sense of life. We can't begin to "control" our destiny. We CAN go to the Father and bring him into our hearts and minds. HE is willing and ready to forgive and comfort all of us who trust in HIM. We all need that.
To our Baby Ayriel, I know that she is laughing and smiling that beautiful smile, while experiencing the place that we all wish to go. We will all miss her here on earth in the physical form, but she will never leave our lives. She's forever our Angel, our Ayriel! I Love YOU!
1 comment:
WOW! How profound of an event to have to face as a parent. Not knowing if we should be happy that Ayriel made it home or saddend by the fact that she is no longer with us. Clearly, our faith should always carry us during these times but, it's just not so easy when it's one of our own. This reminds me of a church member who's son lost his life long battle last week. The service was Friday, and on Sunday his mother was up praising God and thanking him for the few years she was able to spend with Tyler. As I became consumed with her actions, I could not help but wonder where this burst of strength came during such a horrible time. And at that time, what I already knew but probably could not have practiced myself at that time became perfectly clear. Evette's faith was perfectly in tact and after 6 years of struggle, she had peace. She knew that Tyler was safe and pain free.
I pray for your friends. I pray that God gives them the strength to realize that they are not being punished, they infact are loved. So much that God decided to remove their precious Ayriel from here and placed her in a much better situation.
Again, my prayers are with you all. Hit a brother up if you need me. You know I am here.
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