Pretty and Painful

Episode 35 : I wish they could see this


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šŸ¤ Episode 35 | I Wish They Could See This


I catch myself saying it all the time.


ā€œI wish they could see this.ā€


The new doors God is opening.

Choosing joy on the hard days.

Walking away when it’s time.

Beating cancer.

The perfect peanut butter cookies.

Even my ginger hair… which I’m still hoping heaven lets me keep. šŸ˜‰


Grief has taught me something I never expected.


The people we love don’t stop showing up.


Sometimes it’s in a Winn-Dixie phone number that still saves me money.

Sometimes it’s a run-on sentence that sounds just like someone I miss.

Sometimes it’s spilled coffee by the coffee pot.

Sometimes it’s a laugh, a mannerism, or a little bit of sass in someone else.


Maybe they aren’t beside us anymore.


But maybe little pieces of them are still all around us.


And maybe that’s one of God’s sweetest gifts—that love leaves fingerprints.


ā€œWe do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.ā€ — 1 Thessalonians 4:13


Grief grows.


By God’s grace… so do we.


šŸŽ™ļø Episode 35, ā€œI Wish They Could See This,ā€ is available now.


Pull up a chair. I’d love to have you at the table. šŸ¤

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Pretty and PainfulBy Bailey Lewis