I find myself on an emotional roller coaster, these past few months. Sometimes I’m super happy, others I just don’t know what the future holds. I know it’s not for me to figure out. I know that whatever will be, will be. Does that make this ride any easier? Absolutely not. What it does is show me, over and over again that I am not in control, nor do I really want to be. Life is hard. Happiness, is even harder to find these days. I trust God. I know where my strength comes from, but it’s still hard. Wrestling with “what if’s, I should of’s, and maybe next time”, are real matches that we deal with everyday. You are no different than I am. Admit it, you have those wars too. All I can say is this life is only temporary. We may not get to the place our heart desires here on earth. One thing is for sure, “life is short and eternity isn’t.” My prayer is this, even if we never meet here on Earth, that one day we will meet in the life ever after, in the place set apart for those who believe in the One true God and Savior. I hope I see you beyond those Golden Gates, in the place where no more sorrows, no more tears, and no more loneliness, will be. In the place where true happiness resides. ~terri otterman