A telephone call

About 9:30 the night before last I got a phone call from my friend Andrea who lives in Arkansas. She was sharing some wonderful news. Her up-til-now estranged son wrote her an e-mail saying, "Mom, I'm sorry I've ignored you all these years......." It made her day and lit up her life and hopefully is the beginning of a new chapter in both of their lives. Andy, now a college student, ended up on the "other side" when his parents' divorce took place and he never connected with his Mom. Until now. What a great way to start a new year. Just this morning in my devotions in The Message Bible, I read, "....iron out...differences and make up. God doesn't want his children holding grudges."