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This week’s FMF writing prompt is: BOTH
Setting a timer for five minutes, and . . . GO.Â
This past week has been full of contrasts. On Saturday, my two youngest kids got all dressed up to attend their high school prom. They both looked gorgeous. They say they had a great time. It was an absolute downpour with torrential rain when they drove home.
After a few more days of gloomy, cold weather, we got a good one: blue skies and mild temperatures. I walked outside and felt the warmth of the sun on my face as a carried a garbage bag full of my daughter’s vomit to the trash.
A week of contrasts.
I wrote about it on Instagram:
I stopped to capture this image on my way back into the house after carrying a trash bag filled with my daughter’s vomit out to the garbage. We’ve had days upon days of gross, cold, dreary weather, and now this. Blue skies and warm rays of sun.
A few days ago two of my kids looked like royalty dressed up for their high school prom. Today they both have Influenza A and crazy high fevers.
These are the days of our lives, dear ones. Sickness and dancing. Grossness and beauty. Sin and Jesus. Death and resurrection.
It’s both, right? A life full of goodness and difficulty. And yet all of it covered by the grace of God. May we embrace whatever He sends our way, in His strength.
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We’re praying that they’re getting better, Kate.
It’s all a whirl of contrast,
the sorrow and the joy,
hard days slow and good ones fast,
and all of in God’s employ
to make of us, our mortal clay
something to bring leaven
that’s added to the earthly day
and make it rise to Heaven.
It’s not for us to understand
the bigger picture, not just yet.
He just wants to take our hand
and lead us from the vain regret
of swiftly passing childish dreams
to reign with Him as kings and queens.
That indeed was the week of contrasts. And I experienced amazing coincidences on one of the days of this week.
Oh the ironies we experience as parents! Your trip to the trash can outside captures a feeling I have definitely experienced! I hope your kids heal quickly and you can all enjoy the beautiful weather together…. maybe even this weekend!
You definitely had a week of contrasts. I feel that BOTH the prom and the influenza that followed will be long remembered.