Life

It often takes a tragedy to remind us not only what we have but also how precious life is. This week there was an 18 year old girl, from Eula, who was killed in a car accident. I can not even imagine the the pain that this family is feeling.

I know that God will see them through this. I have witnessed God's grace and comfort in these situations as two other of my friends have lost children to tragedies.

As I tried to see where this 18 year old college freshman was in her life, I looked at her My Space page. I was amazed at what I found. It has a place for a quote and hers said "When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you but merely opening your hands to receive something better". Wow! was God telling her that when he took this life as we know it from her grasp he was opening her hands to receive Heaven. Hmmm... I don't know - or was that for us who were left behind.

So going on further down the page, there is a place for how you are feeling. Hers said that she felt adored. How great it must feel to know that you are adored. What a powerful place to be.

So then I moved my gaze to the right had side of the page. At the top she had written "I am the happiest and luckiest girl in the world" below that was a reference to her boyfriend. (She was on her way home from seeing her boyfriend when she died in a car accident.)

No matter what age we are when our time to leave this world - how great would it be to feel as if we were the happiest, luckiest person and that we were adored.

We will miss you Kim but we know that you are home and that you are safe in God's arms.

Kim Ayers a 19 year old 2008 graduate of Eula High School was killed in a car accident on October 9, 2008. Please remember her family in your prayers!