Full Circle

I'm not quite sure how to begin describing how faithful God is. He never forgets the things that you go through and never fails to work all things out for your good.

My parents were divorced when I was eight years. My father is a very manipulative man and unfortunaltey he managed to keep my sister and I away from our family. He would tell my grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins that we didn't want to go to things when in reality, he never told us they were going on. I'm not quite sure why he did things like this. The only conclusion I can come to is that he has mental issues.

Anyways, my grandparents passed away a few years back. My sister and I were at the funerals but things between us and the family were not good. My cousins hated us and my aunt and uncle just didn't talk to us. We were not included as part of the family. While all the others were in the family limo, there was no room for us. While all the others sat in front of the caskets...there were no chairs for us. It was if we were strangers. It hurt....a lot.

But, the years past and we got over it. My sister and I each got married to two wonderful men. (The strange part is my sister married a man with the same name as my uncle and I married a man with the same name as my grandfather.) We had moved on with our lives. We no longer communicate to my father and we let go of any inheritance we may have gotten from our grandparents. (You see, they had picked out something special for us each to have when we were born.)

However, God does not forget. Last year, my aunt wrote my sister a letter and asked if we would get together with them. We accepted the invitation my sister, being 8 months pregnant, and I, being 5 months pregnant, drove to New Jersey with our husbands. My aunt greeted us with open arms and my uncle was so happy to see us both and see that we were both married and pregnant. It was at that time that we found out that they no longer talked to my father and knew that all these years, we were kept apart. They wanted to restore their relationship with us and also wanted to give us something from our grandparents.

Since then, it has been an amazing journey. We just spent this past Saturday with them, catching up, playing with the babies, eating, and boating. We had a wonderful time! They want go get together again very soon.

I am so amazed at the faithfulness of God. He brought us back full circle and restored the relationships that Satan had tried to destroy. It just goes to show that light shines through darkness everytime. We just have to sit and wait on the Lord, but He will always be faithful.

Today, I am in awe of God and truly amazed by Him. I have longed for my family for all these years and now...I have them back. Not only that...but every night I get to sit at the dining room table that was my grandparents and think back on all the memories I have with them. Thank you Jesus!