Golden Children

When I was walking the beach last week I saw a “whitish” stone that had washed onto the sand. I wasn’t sure if it was a piece of coral so I picked it up to examine it. Then the thought came to me…wouldn’t it be cool if this was a piece of gold?! So I started pondering about the things in life that are golden. One thought I had was the “golden” hours of light that photographers love to take pictures. And that made me think of this picture I took a couple years ago down at Port Aransas, Texas.

I love this picture…it makes me think of heaven. And heaven is where our son Keith “Benton” Arnold III has resided for several years. The week before he passed he told me his favorite color was gold. At that time I had never heard of anyone even thinking gold was a color! And he even said…isn’t that weird? Which I said…kinda. And then he went on to explain it was not the color yellow…it was metallic gold. Now since he’s passed I think of him often when I think of the color gold. And I am reminded that he is now walking the great street of gold in the Holy City in heaven.

Revelation 21:21 …”The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like a transparent glass.”

This is my sixth Mother’s Day without both of our son on this earth. I wish I could say over the years that special occasions and holidays have gotten easier…but really each continues to be different. And I think thats due to time, but also to where Ive been in my relationship with my heavenly Father. God has shown me the “miss” will never go away but that I can truly live again.

This Mother’s Day I pray for all of the mothers who have “Golden Children” in heaven. And I pray for us as we continue to live life here on earth…that we may feel the joy that they have in heaven with our heavenly Father.