Wednesday, October 9, 2013

My heart is filled with thankfullness...

 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. 
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
-James 4:14 (NIV)  




This morning I came into work to find that one of our beloved volunteers, Karen Mrja, passed away last night. She had a heart attack here at the library after many of us had gone home. She was just 64.

As the wife of a pastor, I have the distinct privilege to be part of all sides of life. I'm often present at the happiest times & at the saddest. I've experienced the joy of celebrating along side the people of our congregation at weddings & graduations & births of new babies & have walked along side these same people as they experience sickness & death.

As I stood in a small circle of my coworkers, trying to process the news, I realized that I may be the only one in this little band of library workers who has 'experience' with death.

Quietly I found myself saying out loud, "Life is a gift... Every breath we take is a gift from God."

Today. My heart is full. & thankful.

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