Remembering...

This past week a dear friends "Nanny" passed away and a classmate that I was good friends with in high school passed away. So death has been at the forefront of my thoughts. Strange that these two deaths happened close together because they have brought so many things to my heart. Nanny lived a long life and went to be with Jesus. While my friend was upset she could focus on knowing Nanny wasn't suffering and rejoice in her long life. My classmate's life was cut short and I lost touch with him after graduation. I know little about what happened and why exactly he is gone. There are lots of questions and just sadness over the unknowns.
My classmate is in the picture above and I just wanted to remember a little about my friend Walter. He was my escort for the homecoming court and always made me laugh. Even when they called someone elses name to win that night he was saying funny things like he was gonna trip the queen, etc. to make me feel better. You never think anyone around you are going to die young(I guess you always think however old you are is "young"), but especially Walter. He seems frozen in time as an all around fun guy that might never grow old.
The other thing that has gotten my attention with Walter's sudden passing is that I am sad we lost touch and I spent a lot of time wracking my brain for spiritual conversations we had long ago. Perhaps the saddest moment is not only knowing he is gone but not talking to him about Jesus after high school. I am "friends" with so many of my classmates on facebook and have fond memories of lots of them...but you just never know what is going on in someone's life and how they are hurting. I pray that Walter is in heaven and at peace now. I want to go to Walter's funeral and run a checklist on all those wild boys from high school that I am sure have settled down by now ...his untimely death is a for sure wakeup call for many to know where your Hope is set. Even now as you are reading this I am praying that those that do- know our Lord and Savior and would regret terribly if by reading my blog you weren't spurred on to know Him more.
So please pray for my friend Sarah, who is without her sweet grandmother here on earth now and also for the Widener family who has lost a son.