Day 29 - Loss and Gain

It's the next to last night for my blog experience. I'm not sure I've developed an ongoing habit...

As I near the end of "'Surprise me, God' - a 30 day faith experiment," I find myself wanting to find God's surprises - like an Easter egg hunt. I'm sure that's not good, but it is true. Then, just as I've gotten comfortable with the thought that my surprises may be used up (at least as far as these 30 days are concerned), I open an email and receive a 2-in-1.

A good friend's mom passed away this morning. She's been battling cancer for several months. My friend returned home to be with her, and family, during these tough days. He indicated that he and other family members were at his mom's side as she slipped away. Small blessings in the midst of loss...and gain.

Surprise #2 was the next paragraph of the email. This friend is now engaged to be married. You could sense the mixture of joy and sadness in the tone of his writing. Loss and gain. All cloaked with love.

Today was a not-so-subtle reminder that my days are not my days and that in the midst of loss, life carries on.