Siblings Together

Jack and Joy

Jack and Gay

Gay and Joy

eating out Rob, Julie, Jack, Joy, Gay, Jane

siblings strolling together Gay, Jack and Joy

a happy reunion Gay Jack and Joy

Wednesday October 30th Gay McLaughlin flew in to Denver to meet up with her brother, my husband. The two have been separated for 30+ years. We have been visiting with Joy for nearly a month, now his other sister is coming and the three will finally be together. It has been a long time. Circumstances in their early childhood years beyond their control thrust them into a whirlwind of events and living situations that ultimately lead to their being separated and living hundreds of miles apart in different states. Misunderstandings and deep hurts, fear of being hurt again or more deeply added to the separation. Enter Jesus Christ. Enter the prayers of many, including the siblings themselves for the reuniting of a family. Joy the oldest sister, prayed. Gay the next oldest prayed and Jack (Denny) prayed. Finally they are together and they are thrilled. Gay was able to deliver messages from both parents to Jack. Jack was the youngest, the one who had the most misunderstandings because of his young age when all the turmoil occurred, and the most fear of reuniting. Gay delivered messages of love and of sorrow for the pain caused by adults to a young boy. Heartfelt and emotional messages from parents who knew they were dying and knew the pain their life choices had caused their children. Those messages brought healing and brought bonding. Then the three siblings gathered and talked and shared. Life events clarified and revealed. How's and whens and what's. Who knew this or that. Fun times. Tragic times. Sharing and reliving and reconciliation. After several hours..."the past is the past and that is where it belongs. We now have each other and our futures and for the first time in our lives we are together with hope and happiness." A huge big deep breath by all. Off to dinner at an all you can eat Italian restaurant. What a great way to celebrate a new beginning!

Tomorrow we will be attending church together and we are so thrilled about that. Afterwards we are going to do a bit of sightseeing and enjoy God's beautiful creation.

Grace and peace to all.