Palm Sunday Eve

This has been a very draining week, which is why I haven't posted in so long. Unfortunately, I developed strep throat. Being 45 years old, I thought that I just had a virus and waited five days before my 17 year old daughter coaxed me into going to the doctor by going with me. By the time I saw the doctor, my tonsils were so swollen that he prescribed liquid medicine (how embarrassing when I picked it up at the pharmacy.) Michelle, however, loved the role reversal and got a certain glee at seeing the shock on my face. Instead of pity, my whole family got to say "I told you so!" as they had been trying to get me to go in for days.

The whole experience was kind of like these rocks in the picture. They had cracks in them that filled with fluid, that then froze causing the rocks to break apart from the cliff and fall on the road. I had Jeff take this picture with his phone on the first day of my sore throat when we went for a walk. Little did I know then that they were a symbol of eventually happened to me at the end of the week!!

All week I kept thinking about those rocks and how they can also represent what happens when we don't fill in our lives with the Holy Spirit. We can think we are rock solid, that nothing can break us. However, when the little things keep being stored in the cracks, eventually everything can break and fall apart. However, keeping our eyes on God helps to fill those cracks and keep us strong.

Jeff and my experience in raising our four children has taught us that leaning on God to keep us whole has been an absolute necessity for both our marriage and our family. When one thing goes wrong with the children's health, or ours, it has the potential to pull our whole family apart. We couldn't begin to hold it together on our own.

On the eve of this Palm Sunday, I thought this was a good reflection. Throughout this Holy Week, so many events took place that could have pulled the disciples apart, but Jesus was the cement that kept them (and still us) together. Despite the challenges that we have in our lives that is the constant hope and promise that we can keep with us.

Have a blessed Palm Sunday!