God has blessed me far beyond that for which I am worthy.
A friend wrote this one sentence on his Facebook wall. With permission, I copied it word for word. Because it is just so true. Despite having such a huge loss in my life, I have been blessed by two little boys who are filling that hole part way up.
We have been having a family sleep over all week. My days are numbered with an upcoming two week trip out of state ... to visit some of my BEST Maui pals who now live in Alabama, my brothers and sister, return for a week at condo then off to Maui for five months. My heart is just not into heading to Paradise this year.
It's busier here for me. The family and especially the little ones keep the healing going strong. My 30+ years of friends is coming back together. My 95 year old buddy is not going to last forever. Just know there is so much MORE here ... retail therapy, restaurants, movies, bookstores, road trips, scenery. From Portland I can be at the Coast in 90 minutes or on top of Mt. Hood or in high desert country.
Maui was OUR special place. So I'm just not sure how this will play out.
You ARE so fortunate to have those little boys and family close by. Maybe you will realize that five months in Maui is just not as much fun as it was before? You should get enough from the sale to keep you well off for the rest of your life and trusts for the kids.
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