My life

Here's a great quote I read today:

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, “Wow! What a ride!”

(Could this describe your trip, Grandma & Grandpa and Mitch?)

Life feels very much like a roller coaster--sometimes going click-click-click and sometimes flying through the loops and turns and ups and downs. Each day is full of emotion--Thursday the ladies at church had a "garden tea party" for me, which was precious. Yesterday Ben and I wept again and again as we wrote a letter to the church to be included in this week's bulletin--just remembering all the precious people who have loved us so thoroughly. Tomorrow he leads worship for the last time, we have an open house (the realtor kind) in the afternoon, then our going-away party is tomorrow night.

Then starts the awkward "We said goodbye, but they're still here" time. And of course, packing up and asking people for money. It's going to be quite a ride!

Pray, and laugh. What else can we do? And thank God for His presence in every moment. He is so good.