Life

In the mid south, we are in the midst of spring…new life is all around us, from the birds filling their nests with expectant life…..to frogs croaking their love songs at night, to flowers unfolding their quiet beauty….

and yet in the midst of this resurrection season…i am also reminded of the fragility of life…

From the bizarre accident in nicaragua, that has altered a young man’s life and future….to the sad and shocking death of a wonderful young woman who has written marvelous books about faith and doubt…  

On saturday night, i sat on the floor of my daughters home, and tickled my One year old granddaughter, and reveled in her giggles and huge smile…as she embarks on this journey we call life…. and on sunday night i sat next to my dear friend who is turning 100 in a few days…one at the beginning of the journey….the other wrapping up all the loose ends and trying to eke out any last things to do…

Life…we take it for granted…we wake up and move like zombies through the day,  taking on our tasks and relationships in a trancelike state… only to be shocked at times by the tragic death or accident that brings one to the precipice of life….

the Second Act of life is