Always in My Heart

Willow Tree "Always".  I saw this and the artist has certainly captured the way all of us who have lost a loved one feel. Russ bought it for me and I have it next to my bed.  We will always have that person in our heart.  I know for me the little sculpture just captured the feeling I have of keeping Lynda in my heart forever.  The figure (that I call a Mom) is not just holding a heart.  She is clutching the heart with her whole body.  From some views, it's almost like she has wrapped her whole body around her heart as if to protect the memories.

That is my feeling right now.  I want to just wrap my body around all of the memories that I have of Lynda and protect them all.  I don't want to forget a single thing.  I know that Lynda will be in my heart right up until the day I see her again in heaven.  Then I will hold her just like this little figurine mom is clutching the heart.  I'll spend eternity loving on her and getting to know her in a way I've never been able to do before.  Right now I know Jesus is holding Lynda just as the mom is holding the heart in her arms.  Jesus has loved Lynda since before the beginning of time.  It is staggering to think of the love He has for us that He would leave heaven and come to earth.  Imagine giving up heaven to become a human and be tortured on a cross. The perfect one took on  the world's sins so that we could live with Him in heaven for eternity.

He made it possible for me to live with Him forever and for me to see the loved ones that have gone before me.  My heart holds my memories of Lynda and Jesus holds my heart.