Brave Enough To Be Bliss

unlikely I will be able to leave them any money when I die, and how they need the funds more now rather than later when they are more established in their careers. I thought about how it could be such a blessing for them to receive a financial gift now and what a blessing it would be for me to have the chance to actually see their faces when they receive the gift and watch them enjoy their home and hopefully one day raise a family in it. (Of course, that’s being hopeful since I want to live now that I get a couple decades more to actually enjoy.) So, the feeling won, and fear never entered the picture because when I listen to the feelings, I never go wrong. I t’s my brain that leads me astray.

It was important to me that they understood the why behind the gift, so as I do, I wrote it so I could let my heart tell the story. But there are a couple twists, or God winks as I think of them.

“Don’t save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion.” Mary Engelbreit

It was late Saturday night, September 30, 2023, and Kylee was coming to my apartment the next afternoon for champagne. We had begun having champagne dates earlier that year and when asked at a restaurant what we were celebrating, we looked at each other, and I said, “Life . ” Because now, life seemed worth celebrating. So, we started taking advantage of every opportunity to share and celebrate life together with a bottle of champagne. I wanted to have the gift letter ready for her because I was leaving for my trip to Michigan that Thursday morning. I had wanted to share it with both of them personally, but with their work schedules that just wasn’t a possibility before I was leaving, and I didn’t want it to wait. I decided to get up early the next morning before church and finish the letter, which I did. The only thing I didn’t get done was getting it printed, but figured I could do that after church. I went to church and the sermon was about giving, which seemed ironic. There is usually one sermon a year where members complete commitment cards so the church can budget for the next year, but this particular year there was also a capital campaign underway. You can watch Pastor Adam Hamilton as I did that morning through the following link, and he shares an inspirational story worth watching, but I know my mouth dropped open when he said that he’d like us to go home and write a letter to your children about what your faith means to you. That is what I had just done right before I came to church, so I was stunned at the timing, and really glad I could also already check the box on his assignment. The only thing left was to put it with my will, but that’s at the ir house already so check, check. I raced back to the apartment, changed clothes and was printing the letter as Kylee came in. If I had already had it printed, I would have put it in an envelope for her. But as I was walking over to her from the printer, I had a feeling that I should read it out l oud to her. As you’ll soon read yourself, it’s rather long, so she probably thought I was crazy. But something told me there would come a time in her life when having heard me say these words out loud to her would be important. I don’t think I told her that part, I think I just said I felt like I needed to read it out loud to her and I was trying to do better verbalizing my feelings, so if she could just be patient and listen, I would appreciate it and then she could take it home and share it with Will. I may have choked up a time or two, but it felt brave to read it out loud. Maybe it was for her, maybe it was for me, maybe it was for both of us, but in any case, it felt like the right delivery method. Start video at 24:45 David's Final Joyous Act | Rev. Adam Hamilton | Church of the Resurrection (youtube.com)

To: Kylee and Will

Please read through this message I received from the church as it relates to the following thoughts, I want to share with you.

COR GPS Insights 9/25/2023

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