The Past

Yesterday someone told me I should not be living in the past but only look forward.

In Phil. 3:13......but one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. This is true, but in Isaiah 49:15 it also says, Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even if the child lives in heaven now, she cannot forget her child. That child is so much a part of her that it would be like cutting off her arm if she were to put that child out of her thoughts. Those who would be a friend in this present day, must also include her child.
I don't mean to sound harsh, but only those who have lost a child will understand. That is not to say that other losses are not painful. They are. My mother has been gone almost 10 years. It still hurts and I miss her very much.
I have learned to live again without the presence of my son. I have three amazing sons here, their wonderful wives, and nine grandkids. They all bring great joy. I'm also so filled with joy having God as my heavenly Father, Jesus who provided my Salvation, and the Holy Spirit as God's amazing gift to enable me to live a life devoted to God.