 | Finding God, and herself, in an unexpected place. |
It's the running theme that spans all Living Letters---the idea that people found themselves somewhere in the sharp dialogue and touching tales that make Signed, Sealed, Delivered what it is. What never ceases to amaze is how each contributor, including today's writer, Rosemary, brings with them their own unique message of hope, stepping out in faith to share it.
In Higher Ground, Gabe sings a song about God trying to get our attention. This was so true for me and since this journey, as I’d like to name it, began, I’d like to share it and pray it would encourage others to have hope. Hope that they, too, can have a brighter future, and can live each day trusting Him to give them what He has promised in Jeremiah 29:11, a future and a hope and to expect it. Every time I see From Paris With Love and Shane tells Oliver on the porch swing that spring is coming, my eyes fill with tears and I am so grateful for God’s Faithfulness and Healing Love.
I had been recuperating from pneumonia and watching television was the only thing I wanted to do. Pneumonia is an illness that for me was very debilitating. So when Hallmark Channel’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered series marathon was on, I decided to watch it. "What the heck, it may be good and not just another sappy love story," so I thought. It didn't take long before I was mesmerized with it and found that there was a message in them, while a little bit vague to me, I decided to continue watching and finally recorded them.
I had been recuperating from pneumonia and watching television was the only thing I wanted to do. Pneumonia is an illness that for me was very debilitating. So when Hallmark Channel’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered series marathon was on, I decided to watch it. "What the heck, it may be good and not just another sappy love story," so I thought. It didn't take long before I was mesmerized with it and found that there was a message in them, while a little bit vague to me, I decided to continue watching and finally recorded them.
 | I experienced my first heartbreak at 7 years old. My dad moved away and my parents divorced. I was angry at God and took it as a personal insult and wouldn’t talk to Him for quite some time. So I could relate to Shane telling Oliver of the same happening to her and that maybe she should have asked Santa for a puppy instead of asking God to bring her daddy back. She admits that it turned her into a bah-humbug person. Me? I just became cynical. Part of my self-constructed protection was to become the girl who could be the entertainer at a gathering or party by making the people laugh. All that did was bury my heart more with emotions that needed to be healed. |
So I also looked to my job which was now my new identity, having boundless energy to perform so well that I got very close to being a workaholic. My thoughts were that if I kept myself busy doing what I knew how to do well, I wouldn't be able to think about or feel the emotions that came from all the heartbreak. I took on more responsibilities at work on each job and learned how to make myself invaluable. That, of course, made me feel better about myself and served as sort of medicine for me.
Divorce #1 enabled my two beautiful daughters and I to become very close and we were happy. But it took me eight years to finally get closure and move on. Divorce #2 was the icing on the cake and I vowed that I’d never marry again. That heartbreak took another six years for me to move on with my life. Then as I heard Oliver admit to Shane that every woman in his life that he had loved broke his heart, I could relate because that/s exactly what I did by never allowing myself to get into a position again of caring for another man. I even told friends I would never, ever marry again and closed off my heart. So to say that there was a message for me of hope in these beautiful episodes is an understatement. I felt like all of me, and the hurt that had my heart frozen, was revealed.
Divorce #1 enabled my two beautiful daughters and I to become very close and we were happy. But it took me eight years to finally get closure and move on. Divorce #2 was the icing on the cake and I vowed that I’d never marry again. That heartbreak took another six years for me to move on with my life. Then as I heard Oliver admit to Shane that every woman in his life that he had loved broke his heart, I could relate because that/s exactly what I did by never allowing myself to get into a position again of caring for another man. I even told friends I would never, ever marry again and closed off my heart. So to say that there was a message for me of hope in these beautiful episodes is an understatement. I felt like all of me, and the hurt that had my heart frozen, was revealed.
 | Each episode kept me prodding on as I watched the characters unfold events similar to my life. I am still enjoying watching them again and again as they continue to inspire me. Real people with real hurts need the hope that this series can inspire. The actors are just amazing and I am thankful for them. In Jonathan's letter to Katherine in The Treasure Box, he asks that Katherine reach for the stars, to breathe again, to live again. I've told my heart to beat again, to breathe, to be happy and keep hoping in He, who is the Restorer of my soul. Many of the POstables and their real life stories are not only on screen, but in our hearts, as a reminder that there is radiant hope just waiting for each of us if we will just trust Him and His unfailing love. |
My sincerest thanks to Rosemary for sharing her personal story of hope and restoration.
As always, the Living Letters series continues as long as there are stories to share, and I'm always looking for submissions. If you would like to contribute something about how Signed, Sealed, Delivered has impacted your life that you'd be willing to share here on A&D, feel free to email me.
As always, the Living Letters series continues as long as there are stories to share, and I'm always looking for submissions. If you would like to contribute something about how Signed, Sealed, Delivered has impacted your life that you'd be willing to share here on A&D, feel free to email me.
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