Without Goodbyes

I was cleaning up the kitchen after my daughter and her boyfriend made three pumpkin pies last night for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I was watching a Hallmark Christmas movie called Take Me Back for Christmas while I cleaned up flour that appeared to have exploded in my kitchen.

By the time I had the counters cleaned and dishes running in the dishwasher it was nearing the end of the movie. It was then I heard a comment that plucked a heartstring.

In the movie the main character wished for a different life. That new life meant she lost her man but gained her mom who had passed away in real life.

When it was about time for her to come back to reality she had a chance to say goodbye to her mom. This was without her mom knowing she was actually saying goodbye, of course.

They talked about several things and then the daughter asked her about saying goodbyes. Her mom responded with, “without goodbyes there can be no beginnings”.

How true that is.

I had to say a very heartbreaking goodbye this summer. It was felt and understood by both of us. It wasn’t easy. Nor was it what I would have chosen. But without that goodbye I would not have a chance for a new beginning. He has a new beginning, as well, in a glorious place we simply cannot comprehend.

Goodbyes. As difficult as they are, they push us into the future. And if Jesus is with us there, our future just might be more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. ♥️

Andi

Photos: a place where love is held deep within my heart, November 18, 2023.