Release and Remember

Sunday, May 16 found us in Clinton for Hospice of Laurens County's Butterfly Release Ceremony held at Thornwell. Our family attended in remembrance of Harry, a.k.a. Grandpa. It has been almost a year since his loss and this ceremony was a bittersweet reminder of that very painful time last summer. But beauty can be found even in trying times, as seen here in this picture of Landon and his butterfly. God reminds us of the beauty and brevity of life with His creation of the butterfly. They must journey through three phases of being before they mature into the final, beautiful stage of butterflyness. But it is in this final, most glorious phase that the end comes very quickly--4 weeks. In this short time many travel 1,000 miles in search of that perfect flower or leaf on which to land. Such is our journey as human beings. We phase from infancy to childhood to adulthood and then seem to spend the rest of our lives searching for our place to land. It is only through God's grace that we, His beautiful creations, find His will for our lives and the contentment and peace that comes with that achievement. Thank you, God, for the beauty of the butterfly and for the work of Hospice. And thank you, too, for the beautiful life of Harry League.