An End and a Beginning

1. This week we said goodbye to our friend Doug who died unexpectedly at the age of 50. Doug enthusiastically embraced everything manly and outdoorsy. He was the dad of two beautiful girls and foster boys. He was not afraid of hard things, like raising children who had been abused. Three years ago Doug almost died in a car accident. It is amazing to think about all the things he and his family has done in those precious years.
2. This week we rejoiced with our church friends who just found out that their grandchild-to-be is actually identical twins! I saw the sonogram. What an awesome creation those tiny little heartbeats are. I am grateful they are generous in sharing their joy with us!

Ecclesiastes 3:2 a time to be born and a time to die.