Comfort

Hi everyone! Those four days of no work turned into seven days of no blogging. I don't know what happened. Hopefully, I'll get back into it. But I doubt that it will be everyday anymore. My business is really taking off. And I'm sewing my little fingers off! But that's good. I love it! But it does take time away from other things like - blogging, cleaning the house, cooking, laundry, dishes, etc, etc, etc.

I just need to prioritize my time a little better because I really miss reading my daily blogs. But I'll figure out something soon.

So far, this week has been somewhat hectic. After taking off those two days last week, my job has fallen way behind. Even though I had someone help with my work while I was off, I still have to answer questions she has & that's been taking up a lot of my own work time. Don't get me wrong - I really appreciate her help. I'm just not used to being off work very much. Maybe I need take off work more frequently so I can get into a rhythm. I have plenty of days to use. So I may give that a try. We'll see.

Unfortunately, it has also been a week of tragedy as there have been two deaths in my work family this week. One was my boss's step-mother. She was 82 & lived a good long life. I believe she had diabetes, too, but my boss didn't specify the type. I don't know if she knows.

The other one was that a friend's stepson took his own life. He was nineteen. Such a tragedy. This has been tough on my friend, of course. So I've tried to be there for her whenever she needs to talk.

But this week has made me think about death & how it affects us all. In the case of my boss's mother, her death was somewhat expected as she had been sick for a long time. But in the case of my friend's stepson, it was definitely not expected & there seems to be no explanation for it. But my friend & I discussed this & it brought to mind how alone he must have felt in those last few moments he was here on earth. I told her to remember what the Bible says in II Corinthians - to paraphrase: ...to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. And what greater place could a person be? I believe the moment he was gone from this earth, he was being comforted in the arms of the Lord & at peace. I refuse to believe otherwise.

Both funerals will be on Friday. So I had to make a choice between the two. My boss is very understanding & doesn't expect us all to go the service for her stepmom. And my friend wants me to be there at the service for her stepson. So one of my other friends & I will be there for her.

My friend & her family will be okay. They have their faith to help sustain them & the love of family & friends. Please keep them in your prayers as things may be tough for them in the days to come. But I know that God has a purpose for all things & even when things happen that we can't explain, He has a plan.

Sorry - didn't mean to preach today. These things were just weighing heavy on my mind & I needed to say them. And death is certainly a part of life, isn't it?