Breathe

Hi friend. Have you done this lately? Without guilt or burden, without stress or pain, without pressure? Your pain will make your joy all the more intense. And, my sweet, loving friend, you will have joy. Be hopeful. Treasure your children. Close your eyes without that pitted worry in your stomach and when you sleep, remember that your children are safely dreaming in their beds.

I’ll never leave you, ever. I heard on the radio this morning that Jesus said something on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapter 6 I think) “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Your season of pain is over, honey. It’s okay to be happy about that. Look around you. Does it look different? New? Can you walk at a pleasant stride with no fears or worry? You were meant to be free, love. 

Live now. Live for yourself, for God, for your children. Live in the gratitude that God has brought an ocean of peace to your life. Waves wash over you, the salty taste of wild rhythm bringing life to your taste buds. Swim through it, wade in it, live in this water you love. Let yourself be swept away and baptized with these waves of peace. Wear the ocean, wear the gratitude and the safety and the protection of something so final like jewels on your neck. Your children will watch you swimming and follow your lead, strong and carefree, their wet curls crowning them.