Four years ago today I buried my Mother.  How many days is that? 365 days four times is 1460.

When my mom died I was more than eight months pregnant.  I could not imagine how life was supposed to go on.  I remember someone saying to me, “Life will go on.  It’s just up to you to participate”.

I guess that person was right.

Life is going on

And I choose to participate.

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WHAT does a person MEAN when they say,”I am trying to get my life together.”?  I guess it depends upon the person.

Sometimes it seems that they are referring to acquiring possessions.  People seem to judge you by your material possessions.  They classify you as a person who has their “life together” if you have the right home, car, etc.

That statement has never made sense to me.

So today I ask myself…what do I value?  what things constitute having ‘my life together’…what’s my point of view?

I believe that I am more concerned with living the life that God wants.  I believe that it is important for me to raise my children so that they know God.  I believe that it is important for me to obey God’s commandments.

I believe that it is important to treat people that way that i would like to be treated.

A big part of that lifestyle includes forgiveness.

I watched a documentary last night where famous people discussed God and the movie “The Passion of the Christ”.  The one theme that they all ha in common was forgiveness.

Forgiveness does not mean forgetting.  In order to properly forgive, you MUST remember….so that history does not repeat itself.

You must walk in your aggressors shoes.  You must also forgive yourself.