It's been a whole week since Amy Winehouse passed, yet I can't get her off my mind. Our media makes it seem like she got was coming to her, but I don't agree. Sure, she made a lot of bad decisions, but she's no different in that respect than I am. I wasn't familiar with the 27 Club until her death, and I'm not exactly happy to have attained such knowledge. It makes me so sad. I'll be 27 in a few months myself.
Thinking about her brought to mind Heath Leger and Brittany Murphy as well. Such famous faces, but what did that get them? I feel so undeservedly blessed. Why am I still here when their lives were cut so short? Why have my eyes been opened to so many beautiful things, not least of all God's love, while they struggled merely to survive? Some of my favorites verses in Isaiah 40 say, "All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades..."
Life is so fragile. Show people love. TODAY. You never know what the next morning will bring.
Such a good reminder. Sobering, needed...real.
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ReplyDeleteKatya-You my darling precious child are my Hero. You have made what seems so complicated; so simple and lovely as God has intended. I wish so badly to talk with you but I will say that you make it so clear of why you are making the choice you are.This is all our life long goals. I promise to be there for your mom to help her through the lose of a child. My Leah went to heaven 28 months ago and I pray you will find one another in Heaven. My Fathers blessings I pray for you. Love you, Dawn Adams
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