Sane, Simple, Sacred: Happy Trails to You Till We Meet Again....

Happy Trails to You Till We Meet Again....

A huge sadness settled over me this morning as I waved good-bye to our last batch of grandkids to leave us this summer. It probably wasn't so smart to take my 30 minute walk in the cemetery after they left. And the "capper" on the sadness was posting in the Gates' Family blog and hearing Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing "Happy Trails to You Until We Meet Again"!

I'm left with the memories of smiles, energy, exuberance, and pride that come with loving these 8 grandchildren. I'm left with great concerns about their futures. I want to protect their innocence and keep them from any harm for the rest of their lives. I'd also like to live closer to them all - which is humanly impossible today.

I'd LIKE to say I trust them to God completely. In my HEAD, I know they are in His hands. In my HEART, however, I want to hold on to them.

Heavenly Father, they are Yours. And I am Yours.
I believe. Help my unbelief.

9 comments:

JoyceJuly 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Thanks for visiting my blog. You have some wonderful thoughts on here...I love the prayer for a balanced life.

I relate to living a distance from your children and also struggle sometimes with the 'handing over'.

Enjoy your day!
ReplyDelete
Replies
DianaJuly 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM
I know exactly how you feel Rebecca. I wish I lived right next door to my kids so that I could take care of my grandchildren everyday!
We are so blessed to have them in our lives!
ReplyDelete
Replies
Wanda.....July 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Hi Rebecca...my comment to Eileen this morning was of the same nature...wanting to protect and prevent harm to our grandchildren...and trusting in our prayers!
ReplyDelete
Replies
EileenJuly 8, 2009 at 1:58 PM
I hear you, Rebecca, for you speak what is in my heart.
I think that is a kinship all mothers/grandmothers share in.

And I can't remember where I heard this or who said it but it went something like this, "I pray like there is no one but God, and then I go out and act like there is no God."
And I think that's very much my actions too!
Wish I could learn to take a breath, take a step back, and be more trusting!

Thanks for commenting today, it made me feel much better to know you have had similar situations and similar reactions to me!
ReplyDelete
Replies
Donna's Book NookJuly 8, 2009 at 4:53 PM
I also feel that way about my adult son; so many people have said to me, "what if he gets in trouble again when he gets out of jail?" I just tell them, he is back following the Lord, and seems like he is so much better mentally, and I just have to 'hand him over' to the Lord and TRUST Him to take care of him.

Sometimes it's hard being 900 miles away! Donna
ReplyDelete
Replies
BernieJuly 8, 2009 at 10:52 PM
My heart and prayers are with you my friend, I pray for my grandchilren every day and have had to trust God completely to watch over them, their parents and me! Since I have accepted that God does have them in his hands I have found complete peace and know that all will work out, only God knows the reason for everything....Take care my friend...:-) Hugs
ReplyDelete
Replies
BrendaJuly 8, 2009 at 11:25 PM
It has been wonderful as well for me to enjoy my grandkids for the last few days. Some of our grandkids only come to visit once per year--if that--so I want to make the most of it and love up on them as much as possible. They have such a sweet faith in God. I also pray for God to keep them in faith and hope.
ReplyDelete
Replies
DeniseJuly 9, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Thinking of you, and saying a prayer for you.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Jacquelyn StagerJuly 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Oh I know how hard it is to live far away from kids and grandkids. I never thought this would happen to me! I know just how you feel...I was blessed with two awesome grandmas and I always wanted to be just like them, but distance makes it hard. Take care, and God bless!
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

Dedicated to my sister-in-law, Beth--a TRUE home manager....

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. It stops us from taking anything for granted. It has also taught me alot about living in the immediate moment. I am somehow managing to live one day, one hour at a time." Madeleine L'Engle

FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

THE BLOGGER'S PRAYER Lord, help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me, dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.
Love, The Dust Bunny Hostage

Sane, Simple, Sacred

Mercy

Happy Trails to You Till We Meet Again....

9 comments:

Writing a Song a Week #3