Life's Little Hurts

[NannyB.]

Something happened at our house over the week-end that in the grand scheme of things really affects nobody but me. My head knows that, but somehow my heart was still hurt. The thing that happened was that my hubby was messing around with my camera, trying to discover for himself what all its capabilites are. I had no problem with that. All I asked was that we first downloand all the pictures on it. Well, that didn't happened, and you have probably already guessed that he acidentally deleted every single picture in one fell swoop. I know that it was an accident, but I also know that he ignored my request. So what is the correct response for me? Well, first I cried. There were the first pictures of my newest grandson on there, and they were lost. There were also some pictures of some of the other grandchildren on there which were special scenes to me. Of course, I chose immediately to forgive him. He was distraught that he had lost something that was so precious to me. I have reminded myself of every verse I can think of that should bring comfort to me, and yet I am still so very sad that I have lost my pictures. I have even blamed myself for not having downloaded them sooner, for having put off something that now seems to have been so important and for then thinking there was no rush--that I had plenty of time to do that later. I know God has lessons to teach me from this incident, and I long to learn them all. However, to be honest, it's put a little strain on our marital relationship. Is that because I need time to heal? Or is it that I'm being small and petty about something that really doesn't matter? At this point, I don't know the answer. I do know that my heart's desire is to please God in all things, and so for now, I guess that's where I have to leave it. I should also say that I must repent continually of every bad attitude that I have regarding this incident. Brokenness is a part of God's plan for every believer, and that is painful. I've found that He most often uses the actions of those closest to me to accomplish His purposes in my life. To God be the glory!!

[missamerica1]

Just give yourself time to let it go. It just happened. Allow God to speak to your heart and console you. He knows your heart and knows that memories are important to us....He did create us that way.