Joy shot-through with sadness...

Hi ...

After a whole day and night of excitement concerning Bianca's results...

I just want to take a few moments...

Because the truth is that all this time my joy has been shot-through with sadness...

It's lovely to be happy with her and for her...

IT IS...

but

this post is for the others...

the one child in our school who didn't pass :( i feel so bad for you...whoever you are...

i hope you know that it's not the end of the world...and that you can recover and still succeed...

the child who got 8 distinctions but lost both her parents in an accident...

how cruel life can be...I hope you will be ok...

the girl who Matriculates and her dad is no longer with her...
your Mom is so brave...
your Dad would have been so proud...  

the one family i know of  who recently lost their young adult son...

and had to survive their first Christmas and New Year without him...

i am so sorry for your loss...i don't know how you did it...

the one family who also lost a young son to suicide just a few nights ago...

my heart broke when i heard the news...too sad for words :(

how do you go on...?

Mamas having to say goodbye... as precious children go off to study...

but take heart Mamas...hellos are sure to follow... soon i hope!...

there are others... too many to mention...

My heart aches for all of you...

i think of you all so often...

 Please Lord God...
draw close to all those suffering...
there are so many Lord...
give them shelter from the storm...
comfort them as only You can Father...
amen




Post Script
I had to write this post because i was hurting in my own way too...
my hope is that now i will have peace...
that in letting these sad feelings become written word...
 i will be able to let go...