Rising from the Ashes
Rising from the ashes Day 52 since Tracy made the journey from this earthly realm to what many call paradise. Not the new heaven and new earth that are promised at the end of time but a place of perfection, of peace, of total healing and joy. I want to share what I think is a balance perspective on what it means to lose my life partner. I still have so many questions but I want to let you know what I think I know. In this perspective there is good and bad. Positive and negative. Pain and heartache along with relief and joy. Let me first tell you that the loneliness is overwhelming. I think this has something to do with the spiritual union that we shared. We had become one flesh and that was ripped away. And this seeps into what my future may look like. It’s hard to imagine doing traditional ministry, i.e. pastoring. We did this together. She was my confidant, friend and counselor. ...