Sometimes the year doesn’t end the way you plan...

Sometimes the year doesn’t end the way you plan…

Nor does the new one begin the way you anticipated

And what is it with so many transitions from this side of Glory to the next

Or the near misses that make you realize that you could have lost a loved one

And the only explanation is that…it just simply wasn’t their time

Or perhaps God heard and granted our prayer requests for protection…

From hurt, harm and danger…those we see coming and those that are invisible

I was a caretaker for a loved one over the holidays…that was my priority

It was my assignment…the way I ended last year and brought this one in

Sometimes, without realizing it, we can take our loved ones’ presence for granted

It’s not top of mind that just because they came back after leaving home yesterday…

That they will return when they leave today or return in the same capacity

Almost losing a loved one comes with fear of what could have been

While at the same time, it comes with boundless gratitude…

That what could have been wasn’t…but instead…the gift of another chance

I am in catch up mode now, with what I intended to have done by now

But it is okay…it is a blessing to have had to get up around the clock…

To take care of my loved one…I prefer that, than the possible alternative

It’s a blessing to be a caretaker…able to be what someone else needs you to be

Sometimes the year doesn’t end the way you plan…

Nor does the new one begin the way you anticipated

But it’s okay…when you get more time with those you love!!