Holidays
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This won’t last forever
December 27, 2023
I didn’t get a chance to send you a Sacred Sunday email this weekend as I spent all my awake time wrapping gifts, packing for our upcoming winter trip, and checking off the to-do list my husband that became my husband’s Christmas gift.
But alas, here I am, on a Sacred Tuesday, to share a moment of clarity I had over the holiday.It was Christmas Eve, or as my Cuban family says, Noche Buena, and we were all gathered at my cousin’s house where we go most years.
I felt like there was a joyful energy circulating this year. A few hours prior, we’d been home getting dressed when my husband walked into my bedroom and commented, “Everyone is so happy this year.” I thought maybe it was just our five fingers, but I felt it at Jackie’s house as well. The whole family seemed genuinely happy to be together.
As I sat chatting, my son, Justin, approached me from behind, wrapping his arms around my neck. He whispered in my ear, “Mommy, another Christmas that you’re healthy. Happy healthversary.” He gave me a huge kiss on my check and squeezed me a little tighter.
At first, I didn’t understand what he was talking about. “Why wouldn’t I be healthy, Justy?”
“Mom, remember the year you got so sick on Christmas Eve with pneumonia and ended up in the hospital? We’re so lucky nothing bad happened.”
Of course.
The year I got pneumonia.
We were supposed to go to Jackie’s house that year also, but I was so sick I couldn’t go. By the next day, I had become septic and was being rushed to the ICU by ambulance.
That was a hard Christmas. And there have been many other hard ones as well.
And yet, here we were fully present and enjoying a happy, harmonious, and healthy evening.
Therein lies the moment of clarity:
THAT EVERY MOMENT WILL PASS
The good moments and the bad ones; they are all temporary.
So if you’re in a tough season, hang in there — you will get through this. This moment won’t last forever.
If you’re in a joyful season, acknowledge it, savor it, and be grateful for it. This moment won’t last forever.
But remember, there is beauty in all of it. There are lessons, love, and blessings that bloom even in the toughest times.
The hard seasons make us stronger.
The happy seasons make it all matter.
As for me, I’m counting all my blessings this year and savoring every moment. And thanks to Justin, I’m remembering that another year of health is something we should never take for granted.
