Jokingly, I said to her, “It is not like you have somewhere to be.” We both laughed, and she said, “At least in heaven I won’t have to scrub floors and clean out my cabinets.”
My grandma has passed along a lot of wise words during my life. As I thought about her life and how fleeting it must sometimes seem. I thought about my life, the life of King David’s and the life of his son Solomon.
Often times, as we grow older, we say, “Oh, if I only knew then what I know now.”
So what would I say to the younger version of me?
I would want her to know that she will feel a heartache in losing children that will seem incomprehensible.
One day, young lady (that is what I will call her because I am older than her) you will look back at all of this and realize no matter how hard it was or how great it may have seemed, it was nothing without God. For in Him, you will find your true purpose, your true calling, your true hope.
So if you had the chance to tell yourself what you know now, what would you want your younger self to know?
crystalhornback says
This is beautiful, Jaime! I especially love: "I would want her to know that life is but a vapor and that always following her own desires is like chasing the wind…" YES! Thank you for sharing! #livefreeThursday
Jaime Wiebel says
Thank you for stopping by from #livefreeThursday, Crystal. Thank you for the encouragement. Have a wonderful week.
Constance Ann Morrison says
I would tell my younger self that Jesus love is so great that it covers all sins. Even when you think you can't be forgiven, forgiveness is already offered.
I would also tell my younger self to invest more time with my grandparents and other family members. You never know how long you'll have with them.
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Jaime Wiebel says
Thank you Constance Ann Morrison for joining us here. Thank you for sharing your heart. You are right, we sometimes think we have so much time to get things done that we neglect the time with our family. I grew up and family meant everything. Time was always spent with family, aunts, uncles, cousins,grandma, grandpa, and my siblings were my best friends. To this day I look forward to my time with them all.