Moving forward

Moving forward through life even when life is hard on you is something we all face. I know I have. This past year has been rough on many people. Japan got hit by an earthquake, then a tsunami and then their nuclear reactors spewed radioactive water and air-borne particles in the northern area of their country. Thousands dead, many still missing.

But they've kept moving forward.

Missouri, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia - all these states got hit HARD by tornados. Hundreds dead, homes and businesses ravaged and destroyed beyond recognition.

But they've kept moving forward.

Life is that way for all of us. Sometimes it's not a natural catastrophe - it's about personal relationships: infedility, anger, abuse, separation, betrayal, neglect...I'm sure that a person could add their own issue to that list.

The thing is - to keep moving forward, no matter how much it hurts.

When I was a child, age 8, my mother died. She was only 40 yrs old (young). My oldest sister was 14 yrs old - and Mom was her best friend. She had to cope with that plus be a surrogate mother for my older sister, my younger brother and me. Dee did an admirable job. And she got married and had children - and those children now have children. All of them are good, Christian people. Dee's life is an example of moving forward, no matter the pain.

My other sister, Jana. - she too moved forward. She married, had children and now has grandchildren. She and Dee are the salt of the earth types. Doing for others, more than for themselves I think is the key and substance of real success.

If you're having troubles, no matter what they are...KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

Life is precious, it's a gift and it's fragile. Handle with prayer!