12/31/2014
As we enter the last day of 2014 I can not help but think back over the year. Its been a very LONG year yet it has gone by so fast. It feels like just yesterday I was sitting in this very spot hoping that 2014 would be a great year for my family and all my friends. Do not get me wrong 2014 was great in so many ways. However there was a lot of loss this year. Just over the past month so many people have left us and gone home. It hurts us A LOT to watch a loved one pass. It truly cuts to the bone. The thought of the rest of our earthly lives without this person is sometimes unbearable. I cant help but to think back almost 23 years ago this coming April. My grandmother passed away. I took it so hard, I blamed myself for 15 years for her death. But the worst part about it was that I walked away from God for those 15 years. I did not stop believing but I was angry, I was so mad that He took her. But that brings me back to this moment right now. A friend of mine lost his grandmother yesterday. He got to spend her last moments on this earth with her, he got to spend a very special moment with her that he will cherish for the rest of his life. So I beg you, take the time to make memories with those you love the most. My friend is lucky because he will get to see his grandmother again, she died believing that Christ died for her, so she is in Heaven right now looking upon our Heavenly Fathers face in all of His glory. She has no more pain, no more suffering. My grandmother too passed believing in Christ, she also passed on Good Friday, one of the two days she always said if she had a choice to pass away on she would want it to be. I too will get to see my grandmother again one day, even though I blamed God for taking her, and I walked away from Him, He stayed right there beside me, He never left me. So when I decided to come back to Him, He welcomed me with open arms. So my plea to you, no matter how far you feel you have strayed, no matter what you think you have done wrong, no matter how bad you have lived, if you want to come back to Christ, HE will greet you with open arms! I know a lot of you have lost someone this year, if you feel so inclined to, please go ahead and post their name and as much about them as you want to put. I promise you we will read every single post. As 2014 comes to an end lets remember to hold all our loved ones close and cherish the memories of the loved ones that are only in our hearts.