Life is Short

Almost 4 years ago my friend Max from high school passed away suddenly of an asthma attack. He was married with 3 young kids. Max and I weren't close anymore at the time of his tragic death, but he was someone I was very close with at one point in my life. His shocking death was heartbreaking. On Tuesday night, Max's younger brother Luke was killed in a car accident (picture above). Max and Luke's mom, Becky only had 2 boys...they are now both gone before the age of 30.

Life is Short.

Last week I lost my teaching job, my car was in the shop with bad news and we found out we owed on taxes.

I admit it - my thoughts have been consumed recently with a desire to be in a cute little house with a backyard. How can we get there? How can we get out of our condo? How can we make more money so we aren't living paycheck to paycheck? I don't consider myself someone consumed with money or things because I don't want anything extravagant but I want to be "comfortable."

Shame on me.

Life is too short.

One of my best friends lives in Burkina Faso Africa. She is with the Peace Corps and she is serving her village in amazing ways! The mud hut above is her house. My 2 bedroom condo would be luxury for the people in her village.

Being "comfortable" can pay a high price on everything else in life. It's a great thing to work hard, want to provide for your family and be successful but when you are consumed with it... it can take a toll on the most important aspects of life.

Life is too short.

Isaiah was outside riding his bike today. We did our normal route around our condo's "pond" (if that's what you call it...more like a little icky green swamp). We saw our geese. I took the liberty of naming them Bob and Fran. Isaiah said "Hi Geese!" And then, out of no where started laughing hysterically...not just for a little bit, but for several minutes. I don't know what got in to him. Oh, the simple pleasures of life! Did I laugh too? At first...and then I started crying (I know...surprise surprise). I just thought about Max and Luke's mom, Becky. She had 2 boys just like this. I don't want to take my blessings for granted for one minute.

My security is not in my job, the amount of money I make or what house I live in. My life and thoughts shouldn't be consumed with thinking about those things either. I live on this earth to serve my God, Jesus Christ. He has called me to be a wife, a mom and to serve others. I hope to enjoy every day doing what He has called me to do. I hope to live to the fullest and to soak up all the wonderful people in my life.

Life is too short not to.