Goodbye, Eric
He was tall and good looking, had a beautiful wife and the perfect family, a beautiful little girl and a handsome little boy. He had a dry, hair trigger wit and he loved the Lord. He could see what you and I could not and the talent he had for transferring that vision was amazing. He was an artist.
His health, however was not so good.
Then the bubble burst. She came into the room and said: "This isn't fun anymore," and was gone.
The children lived in BOTH households.
After a recent visit to a far away clinic we spoke briefly. His health was no worse than it had been six months earlier.
Friday morning he called a friend.
"I'm not feeling well, would you take the kids to school for me?"
But he didn't show up for work and so his employer went to his home, where he found Eric, laying as if asleep.
No more pain, no more heartache.
He was forty eight years old.
I considered him a brother and a friend.
Goodbye Eric.
I'll see you on the other side.

Shalom, Y'all
Charlie

A new Grand Daughter
Tonight when I arrived home I had to minister to Memaw, who had fallen trying out a new bicycle. Her Left ankle, hip, and elbow are all in rather bad shape!
The conversation was rather........confused. She talked about her injury, her visit to deliver food to a woman who attends our little fellowship, and her sister, who has just been diagnosed with very agressive cancer. But! The subject that interested me the most was the food delivery.
The lady has a teen age daughter. When it was announced the the lady had driven herself to the hospital and completely un-planned, and was almost instantly admitted to surgery, it was a shock to all.
We were told they have no local reltives. Her daughter was there and after service I sat beside her a few minutes and encouraged her. She said she never had a grandfather. I told her if she was interested I could fill in. (Something like that.)
Fast forward a week and a half to the food delivery.
Another lady from church was there and mentioned to Memaw the girl told her she finally has a grandfather. (the girl didn't tell me.)
What a blessing! I must now learn what her name is (I have forgotten)and begin to include her in!
I'm excited!
Ain't God Good?

Shalom Y'all
Charlie

DO IT!
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did.
Throw off the bow lines!
Sail away from the safe harbor!
Catch the tradewinds in your sails!
EXPLORE!
DREAM!
DISCOVER!
Mark Twain

To this I add, DO IT!

Shalom Y'all
Charlie

A new Beginning
Hello folks:
Food for Thought still exists on Blogger, but since it will not allow me to enter and I have not gotten help from them we begin again here with Tripod.

Shaolm Y'all
Charlie