{"id":11094,"date":"2019-10-04T05:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T10:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=11094"},"modified":"2019-10-04T06:27:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T11:27:58","slug":"fast-forward-its-rated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=11094","title":{"rendered":"Fast Forward — It’s R-Rated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m in “search and let-it-go” mode. My community is having its bi-annual garage sale this weekend. It\u2019s a great way to purge and get rid of junk which may very well be someone else\u2019s treasure. I always loved going to garage and estate sales. I think that\u2019s what led my sis-in-law and I to start the estate sale business years ago. It\u2019s a lot of work \u2013 but oh the fun we had with our niche — we marketed the home and its contents. That\u2019s all behind me, but I\u2019ve had lots of sweet memories hit me as I went through closets, cabinets, drawers and an attic of \u201cstuff\u201d that needed to be purged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My best find was my old VCR. I thought I had discarded it long ago. I have many VHS tapes that hold fond memories on them and couldn’t watch them. But when this search and rescue began, who knew I’d run into it? Since Payton, my grandson, was over helping me get down some items from my attic, I asked him to set up the VCR for me. A couple of connections and whoa-la — I had a working VCR. The VHS tape I most wanted to see was the video of my husband and I resaying our wedding vows on our 35th anniversary. Payton put in the tape and it started playing at the end when Bishop Jacob said “Now, you may kiss your bride!” And if that wasn’t enough, he continued, “You can do better than that. You’ve had plenty of practice by now!” And, my husband went in for the full-in lock and load! My grandson said, “Nana, this should be R-Rated!” I’m still smiling!

I love Payton’s love for his Papa and this VHS tape showed him alive and well again. I don\u2019t push memories or thoughts of my husband to the side because the best of him is in me, my children and my grandchildren. Often, we\u2019ll talk about him and remember one of his stories or jokes or funny ways of doing things. He was a perfectionist who insisted: “Do it right or don’t do it at all!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s the really good news. It\u2019s okay to miss Papa (my Sweetheart) and still fully live the life God has created for me. The missing reminds me this world is not my home and that life is precious and short. Whether I live thirty more days or thirty more years, this life will be over sooner than I think. Knowing this reminds me to slow down, to live generously, to forgive often, and to love deeply \u2013 to cuddle with those who lean into me and want to talk and share about the best of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am grateful for knowing that Papa really does have an afterlife. It\u2019s the real life he was destined for \u2013 where there is freedom from pain and sorrow and there’s eternal praises and joys forevermore. \u201cNo eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived the things God has prepared for those who love Him.\u201d (1 Corinthians 2:9) And, Papa loved Him so much. I can only imagine the afterlife he is getting to live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So for now, I will embrace the memories, the sweet kisses from heaven and those on the VHS tape that remind me he is probably leaning over heaven\u2019s balconies cheering us on — like he did on this earth when he tried to “sell” us on something: “Ya\u2019 gotta\u2019 see this. Ya\u2019 gotta\u2019 be here. Ya’ gotta’ do this! It is worth the journey\u2026..it is worth it all.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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