It was three years ago today that Shirley suffered her stroke. Last year on June 4, 2023, Shirley started calling June 4 her “Stroke-Aversary”—celebrating life and every day God gives us together.
Life Is Fragile
Yesterday, Shirley and I spent the morning with dear ministry friends we have known for thirty years—since 1994. The husband is in home hospice.
We spent our time together crying, laughing, reminiscing, praying, and saying,
“Goodbye…until that GREAT DAY when we will meet again with Jesus.”
When I asked Shirley what she was feeling and thinking about our morning, she quickly responded,
“This is all a reminder that life is so fragile.”
A Life Lesson
Shirley and I have learned a lot of life lessons from the Lord over the past three years. Shirley’s comment about the fragility of life is certainly one of them. Shirley’s reflections cause us to reflect on James 4:13-15.
13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead,
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