A confession & a reflection...

I confess.
I've been cheating on my blog.
I've been checking out facebook way too often and not updating as I should.
Won't you please forgive me?

On top of things at the shop getting more and more crazy and preparing for Advent and Christmas, it would seem that jumping on facebook is so much more convenient!! Like so many, I've got lists coming out of my ears and the hourglass is upside down with more on the bottom than the top! But you know, it's ok! It just takes some perspective to pull me out of this ratrace of life and know that life doesn't have to be that crazy rollercoaster we seem to put ourselves on day after day.

In the past two weeks:
-I've witnessed my best friend bidding her father farewell from this Earth as he passed into eternal life
-I've witnessed almost a full day of firetrucks filling up their tankers in front of the shop to put out a house fire just down the road, the house seems to be a complete loss

Now I do know that the Lord gives and he takes away. I understand. The thing is-

Is it really about jamming in a year's worth of neglecting to stay in touch with those we really care about into a month of to-do lists and stress?

I guess that just depends on what life is really all about.

"Having spent the better part of my life trying either to relive the past or experience the future before it arrives, I have come to believe that in between these two extremes is peace." ~Author Unknown

As our family prepares for the celebration of the eternal life we have been given through faith in Jesus Christ, we are reminded of what scripture tells us:

Colossians 3:1-4:
Since you have raised up in company with Christ, set your heart on what pertains to higher realms where Christ is seated at God's right hand. Be intent on things above rather than on things on earth. After all you have died! Your life is hidden now with God. When Christ our life appears,then you shall appear with him in glory.

Live today to the fullest, yet in peace within yourself.