Life & Death

I just now returned from the memorial service for a dear friend. Mary Beth Coe lived a well-lived life. Cancer was the final medical reason for her passing into Glory, but it was God who numbered her days just like He does for everyone under this sun. The church was packed to pay tribute to Mary Beth and the love of God shown through her. By opening their lives and home to us, Mary Beth and her husband Doug have touched my wife and I deeply.

During the reception after the moving memorial service, I was standing with Doug and he made a comment that has stuck with me that I'd like to share with you. He said. "It is such a weird feeling to see all these people from different times in of Mary Beth's life and realize that I know them all but they don't know each other"

What would it be like to introduce all your friends to each other?

We touch a lot of people in our lives and they branch out into all areas of our lives, to have them all present when we die is an amazing thing. To have them congregate and connect to each other while we are alive would be something wild! I imagine it is what heaven is going to be like!

Possibilities and Fears

What a difference a few weeks makes. Now that I'm committed to this journey a world a possibilities and options has opened up. Stepping out of the comfort zone is both exciting and risky. Exciting.

People come out of the woodwork to help or hinder your new ideas. Getting wise counsel is important but eventually you and me are the only ones that can take the steps to get us where we need to go.

Today I'm going through a series on identifying my dream. It is called the Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson and has been very helpful. I can see the steps and sign posts along my path more clearly than ever before.