Life's Seasons

My Pop
Trinie

Wallie

A Time For Everything

Ecclesiastes 3

There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under the heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.

A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to throw away.

A time to search and a time to lose.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.

A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

This is one of the many chapters and verses that comes to my mind a lot throughout life. Right now I am experiencing a time of death, having three deaths in the past three months. In December my dad lost a very close friend, Wally Shieb, to cancer. I remember him and my dad together being "brothers" and laughing, arguing, and talking about life almost every day since I was eight or so. What a great man! Then soon after in February my wonderful A. Charlyn lost her mother to cancer and tumors. I remember Trinie Bowling as the most loving and sweet woman that would bend over backwards to serve a stranger. What a joy she was to be around! And just a week ago today my Pop died suddenly on a cruise with Nanny of heart problems. I have so many fond memories of my Pop with Nanny and their marriage of 57 years. This was a marriage that spoke volumes to me and set an example of love and respect you don't see much any more. What a fun man he was! I am so saddened by all of these deaths and the only thing I can find rest in is God and prayer. Having the hope and joy that this life is nothing compared to the eternity we will spend together in heaven.