I'm taking a class on counseling for grief and loss this week. It isn't the most uplifting class, but it is great...and really makes me consider life and the various losses therein. There have been many, some big and some small. Everyone has them, even if they don't think they do, they are there and they need to be grieved in some way.

In thinking on my own life, the last 4 years have brought many losses...some of which I have dealt with extensively and others which I still have not. One thing my prof has said and the books have backed up is that grief is never completely over. I have come to realize that it is like trying to package an octopus...just when you think you've got it dealt with and neatly put away, something pops out again.

But of everything that has been shared and said in class...this has hit me the hardest:

"Life may never be the same, but it can be good."

Praise God for that truth. Sometimes it takes awhile to see, but it is certainly true if you choose it.