Man, it has been ages since I have posted. Life has been busy as usual but I just haven't made the time to get here. The days seem to blur by and I always feel as if I am not accomplishing all that I should. I also feel as if I haven`t much to say by the time I get here I am all talked out having had to deal with the kids all day long. School is going well for some but the 16 year old is like trying to push a wet noodle.... his only motivation is sleep,hockey or food, and I think in that order!
Its grey outside, cold and windy, rattling the house and the trees.... and it matches my mood.... barren and lifeless season, I really do not enjoy it. But I can not complain. We are safe and warm inside, I can hear the children laughing among themselves and the smell of just baked cookies still fills the house... soon I`ll start on dinner, I have so much to be thankful for. Another one of Guy`s patients is dying, one who doesn`t believe in God, he told her this afternoon that there is nothing left to do, just to keep her comfortable and that he would pray for her. It is a sad situation, I can not imagine knowing that I would die within days and not having Him to go to.
I have always found death strange, even when I was around it frequently in the ICU when I was working. Living, breathing people who were others`sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, mothers or fathers.... just go away... in an instant. Death is not fearful... it is quiet, usually. In most cases it is saddest for those of us left behind because it is usually a long stretch of time before we see the loved one again... but it is truly sad for the unbeliever, not to have that joy and hope of meeting face to face with the Beloved One.
Life is so full of different extremes, birth, death, living and dying. Paradigms all... sometimes it is hard to know what to think and what to do, I thank God that I can focus on knowing, loving and serving Him in my routine filled, somewhat boring daily life.
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Good to have you back, Jackie. I'm praying for Guy's patient. Guy is preaching the Gospel through his work as a doctor and through his care for his patients. That's what the Lord has asked us to do and love is never wasted. I'm sure the woman who is dying recognises the love she is getting and welcomes it. To that extent I believe she is accepting the Source of the love.
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