The internet is an amazing thing. (I'm so glad Al Gore invented it!) We have a web cam on our computer so we can see our grandchildren - 2 live in the UK and 1 lives in Florida. Our oldest granddaughter, Cerys, turns 4 tomorrow. She lives in Wales. This will be the first birthday of Cerys' that we have missed. So today we had a virtual birthday party for her. We shipped her presents a couple of weeks ago and today we celebrated over the internet and got to watch her open the gifts we had sent to her. We sang happy birthday to her. She and Bailey entertained us by singing for us. We just sat and watched her play with her new toys. We laughed and clapped and had just the best time. Of course it was not nearly as good as getting to hold the girls in our arms and squeeze and hug and kiss them, but at least we got to be a part of a birthday happening across the ocean far away.
There are days we ache so much to hold them that we can physically feel the ache. There are days Randy and I talk about the girls and tears fill our eyes because we want to be with them so they can crawl up in our laps and cuddle and laugh. While their parents have been called to the highest calling of which we are proud and supportive of, we still deal with the human side of longing so deeply to be close to them but dealing with and accepting the fact they are not. I guess that's where God's grace comes in.
Anyway, we had a great time at Cerys' birthday today....and are so thankful for the virtual reality of the times we are living in!!
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