{"id":2497,"date":"2010-08-14T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T19:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2010-08-14T15:39:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T19:39:40","slug":"a-psalm-for-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2497","title":{"rendered":"A Psalm for Robin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we went peach picking and our two little ones,<\/p>\n<p>Aiden and Aidan got together again.<\/p>\n<p>These two, only a year apart, are like night and day- yet they have wonderful moments that are staggeringly beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>They seem to meet in their own place- not by design or happenstance- <\/p>\n<p>they meet and respect each other without adult interference.<\/p>\n<p>They call each other- &#8220;other Aidan\/en.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luke sent me a picture today that reminded me of this relationship- and it brought to mind Robin and I as children.&nbsp; We, also, were night and day.&nbsp; Respectful and respecting our differences- we became much more than sisters- we became a team.&nbsp; Working and playing, talking and laughing, and sometimes, fighting- it was always an act of togetherness and growth.<\/p>\n<p>One of these boys is her grandson, the other mine- now both of them, mine,<\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be appropriate to share Luke&#8217;s picture and a psalm I wrote for Robin right before she died (with thoughts of David and Jonathan and their love for each other in mind.) .&nbsp; Some how these all fit together for me- they bring God into relationships of love- and it makes the writing of psalms a practical expression of&nbsp; love and praise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_1106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"568\" alt=\"IMG_1106\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_1106_thumb.jpg\" width=\"381\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Aidan and Aiden.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Psalm for Robin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You,God, giver of all gifts,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>into your hands I place my heart,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>wrenched from my body this day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A bosom companion, friend of the heart,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>tall and majestic, shining,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>she walked through my life;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stopping to love me and gift me with goodness,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pausing to encourage me to all good works, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lifting up my heart, she defended and protected me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I see your love, my LORD, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>when I look at my friend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Surely I will see her again-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>only a brief time and you will give us respite.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Oh God of all comfort,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>protect and deliver your servant,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>my soul,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>my sister,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>my friend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we went peach picking and our two little ones, Aiden and Aidan got together again. These two, only a year apart, are like night and day- yet they have wonderful moments that are staggeringly beautiful. 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