Lesson Learned

3 months ago we were lucky to meet a sweet 8 month old little baby boy, James. We welcomed him into our home and loved him like family. He touched our lives and changed each one of us in a different way. Sadly he left us this weekend and went home. We will miss him dearly and our lives are forever changed.

I have always looked at my trials and wonder why I have been blessed with them. I have a “problem solving” personality. So, when a hard time is upon me I look at it from all angles, try and see the positive, see what the best way to solve the problem is and analyze what I am suppose to learn from this experience so I don’t need to relearn it later in life. I have come to realize I am a slow learner and get to relearn things often.

This has been one of those life changing experiences that I will be learning from for years to come. I keep thinking of Christ and I feel a small glimpse of what he must go through. I know he is watching over us and loves us. He wants to help us when we are overwhelmed and are struggling with a heavy burden. Time and time again he has made it clear that he is here for us and yet we turn away to be alone with our hardship.

I can imagine the betrayal Christ’s must of felt when his good friend denies him 3 times. What an amazing example he is to us of forgiveness. Today I truly realized that Christ knows exactly how we feel when we are hurt, alone and sad. I have learned so much from this experience. It’s interesting that our painful experiences seem to be the ones we learn from the most.

James will always be in my heart and the lessons I have learned from him will always remind me of his sweet spirit.