Not easy

Cary is still in the hospital and recovering from his latest surgery. For those of you not familar with Cary's journey, this is probably around the dozenth surgery if not more that Cary's had in the last 5 years since discovering his ailment. He's now been in the hospital just over three weeks. After hearing from Amanda, Cary's in alot of pain. Asking for prayers for relief. It's hard to watch someone you love suffer.

Continue to pray for all involved. Pray for strength and understand and for those of us in their immediate lives that we may have the wisdom and words to provide support and encouragement..sometimes that means knowing when to remain silent and just let love abound. There are no easy anwers to our questions of why and I suppose the question may never be meant to answered but inevitable Cary's boys have and will ask.

I'm taken back to a conversation I had with my oldest nephew shortly after he learned about the gravity of his daddy's illness...no amount of thought can prepare you for that moment and it's then that you understand the deepth of the pain. You'd do anything to take it away..why? Because you love them and yet there is little protection, actually no protection from death. We all will face it and have been marching towards it since we were born.

Death is not an easy concept to explain to a 6 year old...and it's not easy when you yourself are trying to understand it's implications...it may seem a finality and in the flesh it is but for those who are in Christ it is merely the vehicle that transforms us to an everlasting life.

I spent last weekend Amanda and the boys. Not wanting to expose Cary to a possible cold, we were unable to visit him. It's not easy to watch them journey down this path but we walk along side them in an effort to give them as much support and love as we can.

We've had a few deaths within family/friend circles in the last week and to be honest none of us know how long Cary has with us. For that matter, we dont really know how much time any of us has. So dont leave words unspoken, dont leave relationships unmended. Time is precious and it's short. Drink in the moments and live as if they might be your last. Let your love be known and life be lived well.