My cup runs over...

After being apart from my husband and son for 5 days during the Thanksgiving Holiday I began to feel incomplete and empty. I would come home after working nights and just sleep, hardly eat, and avoid interaction with the outside world. I felt no motivation to read or do anything creative or useful. I struggled to find satisfaction in my job. I felt like my world had been put on hold. I realized that the most important part of my life is my relationships with my husband and my son. I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward God for that gift. Without them I lack the inspiration to truly live. Of course, I realize that I should be fulfilled only by Christ. Maybe my human relationships are an extension of that. Maybe I'm just not there yet. I do know that life is uncertain and sorrow visits everyone. I pray that my relationship with Christ would not falter should any of my precious relationships here on earth be ended.