This holiday season was different for me as a mother, as I wasn't able to be with all of my children or grandchildren. I have learned and am still learning about change.
We all have very special memories of our childhood. For some it is the tradition of family, a savory meal, gifts, church, the birth of Christ...the list goes on. But we can never recapture all that was, so we must learn to bend like a strong branch on a strong tree and realize that we are forever moving forward to a new day.
We must remember that life changes and our story is always changing. If you don't learn to bend and change with the moments, you will simply miss them.
Change is like putting on a new dress you have never worn. It makes you look different, feel different, and be different. Learn to love your family and friends in the moment and not just the day that is to be celebrated. Learn to be a woman or mother of great character and love those around you with a unselfish joy so that not only will they benefit, but you will benefit the most. Peace can and will be yours if you learn to bend with grace and ease so that your own joy will not be interrupted.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved...Helen Keller
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 NIV
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