Joy And Sorrow

And a time for reflection ...

We were blessed to have our grandson visiting us during the Holidays, with my son and daughter-in-law, but saddened by the circumstances that ushered their arrival to Dallas.

We were originally planning on visiting them in Hattiesburg, MS, but were confronted with the deteriorating condition of my father-in-law currently in the hospital in East Texas.

Gene has lived 89 years thus far and Dawson has existed for all of 13 months. One of my relatives in losing their grip on life, while the other is literally exploding with life's vitality. The dichotomy of this journey is not wasted on any of us this Holiday Season.

We'll take the good with the bad, the joy with the sorrow. What choice do we have?