I just wanted to share with you the way God's healing touched my family over the holidays.
I had not seen my mother or sister for several years. There were many reasons why that I won't go into now. God began to work on my heart last year to try and reach out to them and reconcile. After all, the things we had in common outnumbered the things we didn't.
I called my mom and asked to come see her for Christmas. My older sister would be there as well. She agreed and I drove around 1300 miles round trip by myself to see them. I've always been the independent type so it didn't bother me to drive alone. During the drive I felt God was softening my heart in so many ways.
I was the most amazing Christmas! I got to eat my mom's cooking again with all her special Christmas recipes. We visited, caught up on lost time and laughed so hard our stomachs hurt! We played games like Uno and RumiCube. We visited my father in the assisted living facility where he lives and my sister and I wore reindeer eared headbands just to be silly. We took pictures. Lots of pictures.
There wasn't one cross word between any of us. That is rare for a family full of opinionated people!! I can't tell you how at peace I feel being back in contact with them. It's as if God has given me a precious gift while they are all still here and alive. I am so grateful.
I hope that my experience will inspire you to reach out to someone you have been estranged from. Sometimes they are waiting for you to make the first move. God works in mysterious ways.
