Yesterday my husband and I traveled over to Indiana to meet my mom and her husband for Christmas dinner. We all decided to meet at a truckstop that is about halfway between us, so that neither of us would have to cook, clean up, or drive too far:
I genuinely had a good time and am glad I’ve been able to spend more time with them recently. Those of you who have followed my blog for a while, may remember that there has been a lot of water under the bridge between my mother and myself over things that happened when I was growing up. She made some huge mistakes, and as is often the case, my sister and I had to pay for many of those choices just as much as she did…maybe more in some cases.
She genuinely seems to be regretful and is trying to make things better between us, so although I am always going to be cautious and protective of myself, it feels good to be able to embrace forgiveness for my own peace of mind and well-being. Forgiveness doesn’t mean that what we went through was ok, or that the damage wasn’t done, but it does mean that it doesn’t have control of my life, my mind, or my heart anymore. I can move on.
I am somewhat a believer in the saying “When we know better, we do better”. Some of us take a long, long time to “know better”, but healing and wisdom are ours once we finally do face the truth.
That is sweet. Hope you have great holidays.
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Thanks Sadje!
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I am so very proud of you Maranda. Ive been scouring my old posts and I remember some of those thingys you have mentioned.
Well done, beautiful babe. You are so cute! But also fierce š
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Aw, thank you!
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Glad you had a positive encounter with your family members.
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Thanks. I’m trying to concentrate on the positive.
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Stories that are nice to hear. Glad you and your mother are reconciled.
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Thanks. We are all works in progress I suppose.
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I’m glad it went well. The truck stop was a good idea, too. A safe place so if things went wrong, you could just leave. I hope this bodes well for the future. It’s definitely a good way to start the year. š
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We’ll see. I’m open to possibilities.
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I enjoyed your previous post, I especially love the cat stickers but this post is even better. The gift of love and forgiveness has got to be my favourite gift!š
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ā¤ To forgive is divine, right?
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Absolutely šš
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