Precious Time

Today is the first day of August. These Summer days are just sailing by. Reflecting on the things that have happened since the kids got out of school is a humble reminder of how quickly time passes. Yesterday we heard sad news that one of the boys Erik was in Boy Scouts with had a swimming accident and died. He was only 18 years old and was getting ready to leave for college. He had such a promising future and today I just cannot get his family off of my mind. I cannot fathom losing one of my children. I know God gives and He takes away, but sometimes it is difficult to not have so many questions answered. I have been praying for the family that they would be comforted by God's presence. 2 Peter 14 tells us that "laying aside our earthly dwelling is imminent" and yet as we live our lives we rely on the idea that we have so much time. We even tend to live for what the future promises. We know we will die at some point, but we really make an assumption that it won't be for awhile, so when a young person passes it is such a heart rendering tragedy. When I shared with my children that Ryan had died, they just could not believe it. My daughter checked in with "my space" to see that friends had already began expressing their emotions. It is just so sad that the world will be missing out on Ryan and I know for certain that his death will forever change the lives of his family. On his "my space" page he had Jesus listed as one of his heroes and that made me smile. I have to say that I hugged my kids a little tighter yesterday. So today is a new day and we have all gone about our regular schedules. I know that Ryan will be on our minds for awhile.