"Hope for what we do not have..."

"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
Romans 8:25 (NIV)

Yes, I hope.  I pray.  I wish.  Daily I do these things until we get there.  Sometimes it's difficult for us to remain hopeful.  There was a sermon last week that we heard and the pastor asked if we can find TRUE joy in the happiness of others.  Oh, Lord, how did you know I needed to hear that.  I try to smile when inside I hurt for myself. 

"God has a plan."  Well, yes He does.  Thank you for pointing that out to me, as if I didn't know that already.  It's just hard sometimes to know we are waiting and waiting and some don't have to wait at all. 

We remain hopeful, faithful and loved until it's our time to celebrate as a family.  It will happen, we just have to pray.