Judy's Journey

"Grief never ends...

But it changes.

It's a passage,

not a place to stay.

Grief is not a sign of weakness.

nor a lack of faith...

It is the price of love."

When Mom got sick, we created a website to track her progress and our emotions and thoughts. 

Unfortunately, that website had to be permanently moved.  I couldn't retrieve a lot of the precious comments that people wrote to us via the website throughout those two years, however, I DID recover most of the text and blog posts which were written along the way... the words of reflection, sadness, and joy that we carried throughout the journey... Judy's Journey.  

I want to hold on to that journey.  Not to cling to it in a way where I live in the past.  But in a way to where I won't forget both the heartache and the beauty.  Where I won't forget the ever-present spirit of the Lord or the challenges of that time.  I don't want to forget the love that was shared.  I don't want to forget the ways in which I grew. 

Because all of those things tell a story about the journey.  About who I am. 
Press on, but don't forget.  

So in holding on to the goodness, the trial, the rewards, the joy, and the real life parts of Judy's Journey, I post the text from her old website here on this blog.  Not everyone will read or even want to read it, but it's okay because it's really for myself more than anything else.  So that my own journey with Judy can be beautifully remembered.

Link: Rise up because He has risen.  
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