James says life is a vapor. This week my good friend Nancy Wilson died unexpectedly from an arrhythmia leading to a sudden cardiac arrest.
I feel in a real way life being a vapor.
Nancy was the picture of life and friendliness so this came as a shock to all who knew her.
I cannot get out of my head what it had to be like for her husband, Ken, to call each of their five children and go through the story of thinking she was taking a nap and finding…that her life on this earth was over.
One thing I can say about Nancy is that she loved many and she loved well. She reached out and included others.
She loved her family and she loved her friends.
She took the opportunity to tell those around her how much they meant to her.
She will be so missed.
Here is what I am thinking:
Time is short.
Keep short accounts.
Today, I am not taking those I love for granted.
I am giving my kids an extra hug…make that two.
I am purposing to tell those I love how much I love them… and not just think it in my head.
As it says in Ecclesiates, “There is a time to be born and a time to die…a time to weep and a time to laugh…”
Today for me is a time to mourn.
Tomorrow may be too.
But soon will be a time to laugh in great remembrance of times shared together.
Life is short.
Love well!
Blessings,
Thora
God bless you and all the family and friends of Nancy. I will be telling mine how much I love them today in honor of her.
Life is indeed a vapor. It is here and then gone. My mother who died very young at age 50 (1984) has been so on my heart and mind lately. I miss her. I have recently become a first time grandmother (which is amazing!) and I have so many questions I wish I could ask her. My mother role-modeled unconditional love for us based upon her love and acceptance of the love of Jesus and that he models. I am sorry to hear about Nancy. I praise God that she leaves behind a legacy of love. There is not a better legacy she could leave behind. As Kathy said; our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends as they process their grief. Thank you Thora, for the reminder of how important it is that our daily priorities are about kingdom things, such as extending the love and the light to those whom God has placed in our very brief lives, Love is what He came here for. Love is what we came here for.
So sorry for your loss, Thora. We are praying for the family.