Saturday, January 23, 2010

Change of Seasons


Just as sure as the seasons were made for change...

I went from a balmy 75 degree day in Guatemala, blue skies, beautiful weather and an AMAZING time with my family. Serving and loving others, building a home for the Ortiz, and a sweet time with the kiddos at Los Gozosos that we've come to adore... It was by far the best New Year that I've ever experienced.

Contrast that with touching down in Houston, on our way back home to Nashville, and getting a voicemail from the plane that my beloved Granny Sara was in critical care at UT Medical Center.

We flew back home and were welcomed with bitter cold weather, gloomy skies, and a change of seasons that I was very unprepared for...
my heart felt very unprepared...

I tend to think in metaphors... and, I cannot seem to shake this one.
I mean, it's no coincidence that this blog is was titled "Blossom-ing"...

For every Spring there is a Winter.
I'm not a fan of Winter.
If I could, I would live in that Spring-like weather all of the time.




Update:  My beloved Granny Sara went to heaven on January 26th, 2010.  I was in the room with my Mama, Aunt Carol, & Aunt Kim when she died.  It was peaceful... beautiful... & sad.  We prayed over her body, we cried & we laughed...

...then, I looked out the hospital room window as snow started falling from the sky...


I miss her so much, it hurts.


3 comments:

Dana D. said...

I am hating the winter for you Kristin. Please know we are praying for you and your Granny and the family. Love you guys...

Katie said...

Sending you love and lifting up prayers.

Kelsey Lantz said...

praying for you. Is there a night that we can at least bring you over dinner so you don't have to worry about that? Or I could take the kids to pump it up and dinner or chuck e cheese? please let me know if I can help