LIFE DOESNT HAPPEN THAT WAY

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LIFE DOESN’T HAPPEN THAT WAY

Today I should be celebrating my son’s birthday.
There should be cake and candles.  Laughter and joy.
But life doesn’t happen that way.

Today I should be able to pick up the phone to call him and hear his voice.
But life doesn’t happen that way.

Today I should be watching his life grow, his family grow, and his future grow.
But life doesn’t happen that way.

My vision for my son was one of college, career and carefree living.
But life doesn’t happen that way.

My plan was for happy-ever-after.  It didn’t include the phone call, the tragedy, grief or loss. 
But life doesn’t happen that way.

Life isn’t a straight line to a story book ending.  No one is given that luxury.
Life is a novel with twists and turns, ups and downs, happy and sad, birth and death.

We gladly settle in with our book of life, carefully opening it with anticipation, never really knowing how it will end.
Chapter after chapter we move forward through the happy times, joyous experiences, interesting characters and plots.

We squint and hold our breath through the times of uncertainty, fear and consuming heartbreak all the while hoping that in the end we will ride into a beautiful sunset.

The reality is, we never know how long the book will be or the exact outcome.
One chapter or ninety nine, it is the not knowing that creates the sweet mystery of life. 
This is how life happens.

Today I will be celebrating my son’s birthday.  There will be photographs and memories.  Laughter and tears.
This is how life happens.

Today I will pick up the phone and listen to the last voice mail he left on my machine – just so I can hear his voice tell me that life is great!
This is how life happens.

Today I look at his photo and spend time with his daughter- watching her grow, watching her future grow- without him.
This is how life happens.

My son’s book was short.
My vision will be of him forever 22.
Smiling, laughing with his friends, brother and sister, playing guitar and holding his infant daughter.
This is how life happens.

Pennie’s Life Lesson:
“Life doesn’t always happen the way we think it should.  It happens in ways that teach us patience, kindness, love and acceptance.” 
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YOUR TURN...         
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to accept all that happens in life - even though it may not be how we want it to happen.
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J.T.
​ 1985-2007
Forever 22

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