College Friends!

Monday night I got together with two great friends from college! Mindy lives here in Springfield, so we see one another fairly often, but Renee is from Texas, so it was really great to catch up with her! We had a great time and I love how your college friends really are your forever friends!
Sadly, I found out though, that another super cool friend from college just passed away three days ago. Her name was Ramey and she died at 33 with a brain tumor. She married a guy from Liberty (where we went to school) and had a seven year old son. She was so fun and full of life! She was very gifted musically and would sing worship songs she had written and play the guitar at coffee shops while we were in school. I so admired her spirit and love for the Lord.
Her death is a sobering reminder to me of the verse in the Bible that talks about our lives being like flowers in the field. We're here today, the wind blows over us, and we're gone tomorrow. Her length of days may seem shortened to me, but she lived a life of triumph as an ambassador for the Lord, therefore her death is not tragic, it is victorious! We will all be with the Lord very soon, if we too are His messengers of the gospel!

Dear Lord,

Please help us to remember that each day is a gift and the only thing that matters on earth or in the next life is what we've done for your Kingdom. May we be your mouthpieces, your instruments, your beautiful handiwork! And may all our efforts everyday be for one purpose alone -to bring you glory!