A Day to Remember

I know I just posted two days ago, so you may be wondering why I am bothering to post again so soon, so I will make this a short, but meaningful post.

To start off, I said on Facebook that "Remembrance Day has a whole new meaning to me now." That is because this morning my niece/nephew was miscarried. We have been dreaming about this baby for so long, he/she has filled us all with joy ever since we found out about it, and so, when the news was delivered to me, all I could do was sit in shock and wonder, "Why?"

My day was pretty much shot from that moment onward, all I could think about was the cute little baby hands I would never get to hold, how I would never see him/her smiling up at me with big blue eyes.

But then I realized that I couldn't just sit there wondering why, blaming God for this. This had a reason, so I decided to turn my eyes on Him and ask Him to show me the blessing in it. He did. :)

I was reminded of a verse I had read earlier in my personal devotions which said, "For He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living, for all live to Him." (Luke 20:38) I realized that my little niece/nephew is alive. He/she is more alive than could ever be here, waiting for her/his aunt to meet him/her in Heaven.

That made me smile.

He/she is not dead. Just alive in a different place. A wonderful place.