I had a nice visit with daddy and family yesterday. It was good to be together. We couldn’t remember the last time we were all gathered on Father’s Day. It was a lovely treat.
I came home tired and a tad sad, so I went outside where the light was warm and beautiful. I hoped to take some good photos but I was a little late. Everything I wanted to shoot was in the shadows.
So I shot into the shadows, and there I found an angel—at least that’s what it is for me. I need that angel as daddy goes for his second chemo treatment today. We don’t want him to suffer any more than he already has.
It’s important that I remember the gifts that the shadows hold. Angels, silver linings, and blessings are there. Wonders that I cannot imagine find sanctuary in the shadows. I only have to pay attention and notice them.
I took my sadness to bed with me last night. As I lay in the shadows, I began remembering my blessings. One by one I placed them alongside the sadness. For about 15 minutes I went from blessing to blessing to blessing allowing them to penetrate the shadows. I drifted off to sleep in this manner, peacefully.
Today, I take that gift of peace and extend it to my daddy and to you.
