BUTTERFLIES WILL FOREVER BE SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT......
Out of the mouth of Babes. Just after my Dad passed away, my beautiful
granddaughter wrote her Mum this little letter to make her feel better.
I will forever see butterflies in a new light. As the hearse left the
service with dad, there were swarms of butterflies flying around and
then today we have had the most amazing display of butterflies in our
garden. Has made me think of you a lot today Dad. Oh my gosh how much I
miss you.
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| Willow's card to brighten her Mum's day... |
Dad how can I not think of you now when I see them flying around everywhere...
The Lesson of the Butterfly
A man spent hours watching a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon. It managed to make a small hole, but its body was too large to get through it. After a long struggle, it appeared to be exhausted and remained absolutely still.The man decided to help the butterfly and, with a pair of scissors, he cut open the cocoon, thus releasing the butterfly. However, the butterfly’s body was very small and wrinkled and its wings were all crumpled.
The man continued to watch, hoping that, at any moment, the butterfly would open its wings and fly away. Nothing happened; in fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its brief life dragging around its shrunken body and shriveled wings, incapable of flight.
What the man – out of kindness and his eagerness to help – had failed to understand was that the tight cocoon and the efforts that the butterfly had to make in order to squeeze out of that tiny hole were Nature’s way of training the butterfly and of strengthening its wings.
Sometimes, a little extra effort is precisely what prepares us for the next obstacle to be faced. Anyone who refuses to make that effort, or gets the wrong sort of help, is left unprepared to fight the next battle and never manages to fly off to their destiny.
By Paulo Coelho
Things I am thankful for this week.
1. The life of my Wonderful Dad.
2. That we were all able to spend the last days of Dad's life with him, caring for him and pouring our love out on him.
3. For the lessons he has taught us even at the end of his life. His peace and calm as he prepares to end his life here with us and enter into the presence of his Lord....
4. The love shown to Dad by the nursing staff and doctors in the hospital.
5. The gift of a Christian Nurse who nursed Dad and prayed for him during his last hours with us. She will never know how much of a gift and how much she has blessed us during this difficult time.
6. His love and Generosity
7. His hugs and kisses.
8. His unconditional love
9. The beautiful love we witnessed by all the family coming to visit Dad, from the grandchildren to the great grandchildren
10. The time we spent as a family - sister time caring together for Dad.
11. The prayers, love and support shown to my Mum and Dad and all our family during this hard period in our lives.
12. The love shown by Dad's Pastor and our second Cousin Lloyd and Sim as they came back early from their special few days away celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary just to come back and be with Dad and pray for him.
13. For the generosity of Lloyd and Sim in allowing us to stay with them for a few days and for feeding us.
14. A life well lived and well loved.
15. The influence my Dad had on the lives of those around her.
13. His loyality, integrity, generosity and his robust faith.
14. His beautiful smile
15. His sparkling eyes that lit up every time we walked into his room.
16. His passion for sharing his faith and spreading the word of God.
17. Thankful that of all the Dad's God chose for us, we had the BEST..
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