# Reunion Dreams: Finding Light in Acceptance

- Link: https://write-stuff-4u2c.com/reunion-dreams-finding-light-in-acceptance/
- Published: 2026-09-21T23:19:26-04:00
- Author: Heidi Dare Turner Jenkins

There we were sitting on the picnic table at the restaurant. Both of us didn’t speak
for a while. Until my mom said, “_I didn’t expect the memory to hurt this much._
However, for years, she held on to hope.” _She carried her hope like a fragile thing,
but it never broke._ Because, in the back of her mind, tucked into a secret place
was a reunion of those she loved. Those she didn’t see anymore. Over the years, 
the farm resumed its normal pace. The people of her town acted like the event, the
disappearance of some, didn’t happen there. Yet, my mom couldn’t forget it. That
hopeful thinking she had turned into acceptance. She wouldn’t get that reunion she
hoped for, so she moved on without it. The year her and my father met was a year
of hope. Finally, she would get the reunion she longed for …

My mom asked me for the time. We realized we had a few minutes to talk some more
before we had to return to the doctor’s office, so she continued her story.

> _I kept waiting for the light, not realizing I was the spark._

💜Thanks for the reads, likes, or comments on my blog post.

I hope you have a great day/night!

 Until Next Time,

Heidi💜

***_blogs I linked with_** **today**…

[Missy’s MAD Challenge # 108 – M.A.D. Works](https://mad-missy-work.blog/2026/08/31/missys-mad-challenge-108/)

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[Missy’s MAD Challenge # 110 – M.A.D. Works](https://mad-missy-work.blog/2026/09/14/missys-mad-challenge-110/)

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