Life is good again

God is so good. Life is good too, again. And please, make no mistake about it. Half of a lifetime cannot be wiped away nor forgotten overnight. But, I don't believe God wants us to dwell in the past, ignoring the life that is now and in the future. I am reminded today of the story of King David in the Old Testament found in II Samuel 12:15-23. King David's son had become very ill, to the point of death. The king was in mourning, broken hearted in his sorrow. Then the servants brought word that the child had died. King David arose (v 20) washed and annointed himself and came into the house of the Lord to worship. The servants were amazed at this. They asked, " How can this be ?The child was so ill and you were in such grief. Now the child has died and you rise up, eat bread, and worship God." Verses 22 and 23 are King David's answer to their questions. "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for I said, Maybe God will be gracious to me, and the child will live. But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast ? Can I bring him back??????? Can I change anything, or turn back the clock? He can never return to this life, but someday I shall see him again." Even in the Old Testament, long before Jesus Christ was born in Bethleham, King David believed in the promise of eternal life given by God.
And this is why the grieving process was so short for me. I know, as certain as the sun rises in the eastern sky every morning, that Frances is in heaven with God. Nothing I can do would ever change that. Nor would I want to. I would not want to take her from that blessed place of eternal rest. I know she is happy there and at peace for the first time in her life.
And now for the present. Life goes on today just as it did for King David about 3,000 years ago. God has blessed me so greatly in the past few months. I have shared just a little about this special person God has brought into my life. I did not enter into this with any expectations other than some friendly conversation, maybe some companionship. But God knew the gameplan before the game started. And things just started rolling along at a steady pace. And now we have both reached the place where we have fallen very much in love with each other. Sue is so very good for me, and to me. I know some of the family will not be overjoyed at this , as to be expected. But, as my daughter Angie said to my son Josh, "When you get to know Sue, you can't NOT like her. She just has that kind of personality"
I could ramble on forever like this but have work to do. I wanted to post news of the big cookout-hog roast comimg up here at Poverty Flats this weekend but will post that later today.
For now, as always.....
Via Con Dios
DM