This is gonna be yet another one of those bittersweetly delightful entries; I really am impressed by the way this daily exercise of finding delight in my life has changed my perspective on even the roughest, deepest. darkest moments. I have started to intentionally see the joy in every moment, not just the happy ones.
On Sunday, we found out that one of my husband's uncles passed away. That uncle's son and daughter are two of the family members we are closest to (the son was one of my husband's groomsmen in our wedding; the daughter lived at our house last summer), so I was absolutely devastated for them. We heard that the family would be gathering at our "family compound" (the neighboring houses of my husband's grandfather and another uncle) in Gloucester, and we knew we needed to attend to be physically and emotionally supportive for our cousins (and the rest of the family).
My husband took the day off work to be there, and I stopped by during my babysitting gig (in the midst of all the grieving, everyone very much appreciated seeing a smiling, happy baby!) and then I came back after babysitting and stayed until late in the evening. It was delightful to just be with family, sharing memories, making each other laugh, eating and drinking and just plain being together. As hard as it is to lose someone, I was grateful for the delightful family gathered together, and I know that we can get through this by sticking together.
With delight amidst mourning,
♥Jamie
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