Death

My friend died yesteday.

Wow...

I ache for his wife and children. Its a weird heaviness...sorrow is. Not deabilitating like depression, but weighty and weary.

I am so glad its over for LeighAnne. I know the past 4 months were difficult beyond words, and especially the last 10 days. I wish she didnt have to go through the next month of exhaustion and big decisions as well.

Who would have thought that life could have turned out this way. No one plans for it. No one plans to have cancer or infertility or car accidents or brain tumors.

Ive been singing this for the past three days...

By Chris Rice:
The Untitled Hymn (last verse)

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory’s side,
and Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!

Please pray for her today and especially on Friday as she buries her husband of 13 years...the father of her children and the first great love of her life. Pray that God would sustain her beyond our human understanding.