December 29, 2005
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Whoa. Just in the past two days, I was made aware that four people have passed away. I didn’t know three of them because they were a close friend or family of my friends, but one of them I did know. When I received the call last night from my close friend telling me one of her good friends passed away in a car accident, I started crying uncontrollably. I didn’t know her that well, but all the emotions of losing Paul flooded over me and I felt deep sorrow for the family that lost her.
All this to say ‘LIVE EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE!’ When I say ‘live’ I’m not talking about society’s definition of partying it up, I mean live meaningfully so that it counts. We don’t know what the future holds.
Praise God everyday
Learn something new everyday
Be thankful everyday
Say something nice everyday
Give something everyday
Improve yourself everyday
Love everyday
Smile everyday
Laugh everyday
Seize everyday
. . .
My prayers go out to the families of those who mourn the death of their loved one.
Comments (17)
thank you…i needed that…
powerful entry grace.. it seems like i’ve been hearing about a lot passings lately too. my coworker’s step son who we just saw in the office yesterday passed unexpectedly.. i also heard about melinda.. =/ Immanuel.. hang in there..
as i get older (i’m now 42) death becomes more of a reality, I know of and hear about people passing away that are not too much older than me and it’s kinda scary. i’m not scared about dying but worry about those i leave behind that depend on me- my wife and daughter and daughter on the way (we are adpoting a little girl from china)
sometimes i think i haven’t really accomplished anything significant in my life, then i remember Jesus prepared for 30 years and did an amazing ministry in just 3 years. looking to do great things for Him during the second half of my life!
thanks for your thoughts, its a good reminder.
amen. thanks for that post.
thanx grace. you are very encouraging. =)
your posts are always interesting if not encouraging!
this sorta relates.. but working with my kids at work reminds me of doing those things. I don’t know why but just being with them realizes there’s so much to live for each day. thanks for the entry..i’m thankful to be reminded of important values.
Thanks for sharing. Lately I have been hearing of so many tragic deaths as well – a fellow sister’s father at our church just passed away, along with a family of 3 at my cousin’s church in CA…I send my prayers w/those you know that have passed. Thanks for the encouragement…
Thanks for the reminder, Grace. Very powerful, indeed.
It was nice running into you and Hun at C&B…
Grace you are always to thought provoking and real. Thanks for being so bold and able to encourage others. I totally get it. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks. I just attended a funeral in Twin Falls, ID. Our age! I appreciate the encouragement. These people are face to face with our Lord now. ~KOOP
sometimes i wonder why we’re so afraid to really *live*.
thank you for sharing, and for the reminder…
hmmmm…i’m sorry to hear sorrow in this entry, but i’m glad u are so honest. May Paul live in our hearts and memories to live for the Cause greater than ourselves!
hopefully, the new year will be filled with more joyous occasions. happy new year!
Nice post, Grace. It’s so easy to forget that tomorrow isn’t promised to us…
On a different note, happy new year to both you and Hun – may your faith and relationship be richly blessed!
i don’t think anyone could have worded it better.
one day, we will see all of them again… I long for those days to come.
those are truly meaningful words – especially because they are coming from you. you have a heart that is sensitive to others, and i’m blessed by you. let’s keep our tradition of mariner’s baseball alive!