101 years

My great grandpa, E. Poe Young, was born on February 4, 1909. Today, 101 years later, he passed away.

Yes, it's always sad when someone you love passes away. But besides the fact that he is now gone, I can't help but think about how amazing it is that he lived on this earth for 101 years.

Papa Young lived a long, blessed life. He was married to his wife for 73 years, until she passed away. He had one son, two grandchildren, and six great grand children whom he got to know well while he lived. He was county clerk of our town for many years.

One thing I forgot to mention though, is that Papa Young became blind for several years before he passed on. Other than that, he remained in good health for the majority of his life, even when he was very old. It really just amazes me.

Papa didn't have to suffer long as a lot of older folks do before they die, and for that I am very thankful. He inspires me so much; I can remember ever since I was a little girl that he always said he wanted to live to be 100.. And he did.

I hope to live a long, wonderful life just as Papa Young did. I thank God that I got to know him for 16 years of my life, because most people don't get that much time with their great grandparents. I truly believe that he wouldn't want us to mourn over his death, but rather celebrate the 101 years of wonderful life he experienced.

God's Plans > My plans

Summer is finally here but it's fading fast. I am enjoying every minute of it, but in the back of my mind I keep thinking, it's going to be gone before I know it. That is one of my many problems, anticipating the future. No matter what's going on and how much fun I'm having, I can't help but think.. That eventually, whatever it is that is making me happy or entertaining me.. Is going to end. Now I'll be the first to say you shouldn't think like that; you should enjoy the wonderful moments in life while they last. Usually I am a generally positive person, but this is just one negative quality that I can't seem to shake.

But just as I am typing this, God reminded me that His power, grace and love will never ever end. And shouldn't that be enough for me to be content? Besides, God is in control of my future anyways. I had planned on just rambling about my thoughts in this post [Because I've had plenty of spare time to think here lately] but instead, God literally reminded me write in the middle of blogging about His everlasting love, and the eternal life He has given me through the resurrection of His son.

You can't tell me there's not a God when I witness Him doing amazing things in my life and the lives of others all the time. Just simple things like Him speaking to me while I'm writing a blog post show me what an amazing God He is.

I guess I don't really have anything else to say except that I am thankful that God can interrupt my negative thoughts and worries with His wonderful love. And as far as anticipating the future goes, I'm going to try to break that bad habit, because God is in control. Jeremiah 29:11 :)