Today is cool, crisp and clear. In other words, a beautiful Fall day in Georgia! We celebrated Joanna's 8th birthday a week ago and Daniels's 15th this past Sunday. I can well remember when I realized that all my children had grown taller than me. Now here I am looking up at my grandchildren! How in the world did I get to this place in my life so quickly!
Joe just left to stand in line to vote. The paper says that he may be waiting from 1-5 hours. The election results may not be what I would desire for this great country of ours, but one of the blessings we have always been cognizant of is the way our government has always had a peaceful transition in power. Whatever the outcome, I will continue to pray for this to be a peaceful transition.
On another note, I have a friend who lost an adult child a little over a year ago. Now her husband is slowly fading away from her. He slipped into a coma yesterday. Today I will go and try to provide physical, emotional, mental, or whatever kind of support that I am able to give. It has been a long road of physical deterioration for this man, who has finally made the decision to just "let go." I have prayed for him for a long time, and now I can only pray for strength and peace for his wife and family to move on through this next transition in their lives. It is time for him to get some much needed rest. When things like this happen, it makes one feel guilty that he or she is so blessed with good health and happiness. Then again, as I've always said (and my kids will vouch for it), "Life is not always fair, is it?" We don't have any guarantee as to how long we have on this earth do we? Today, more than other days, I am made more critically aware of this. Live today like it could be your last!
I am truly blessed in so many ways and need to keep reminding myself of this every day.
