Fruitful to the End

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Psalm 92:12ā€“15

Although Lenore Dunlop was ninety-four years young, her mind was sharp, her smile was bright, and her contagious love for Jesus was felt by many. It wasnā€™t uncommon to find her in the company of the youth of our church; her presence and participation were sources of joy and encouragement. Lenoreā€™s life was so vibrant that her death caught us off guard. Like a powerful runner, she sprinted across lifeā€™s finish line. Her energy and zeal were such that, just days before her death, she completed a sixteen-week course that focused on taking the message of Jesus to the peoples of the world.

The fruitful, God-honoring life of Lenore illustrates whatā€™s seen in Psalm 92:12ā€“15. This psalm describes the budding, blossoming, and fruit-bearing of those whose lives are rooted in a right relationship with God (vv. 12ā€“13). The two trees pictured were valued for their fruit and wood, respectively; with these the psalmist captures a sense of vitality, prosperity, and usefulness. When we see in our lives the budding and blossoming fruit of loving, sharing, helping, and leading others to Christ, we should rejoice.

Even for those who may be labelled ā€œseniorā€ or ā€œseasoned,ā€ itā€™s never too late to take root and bear fruit. Lenoreā€™sĀ life was deeply rooted in God through JesusĀ andĀ testifies to this and to Godā€™s goodness (v. 15). Ours can too.

Grief

Grief

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I have waited a while to write this post. I would say the reason is that I wanted the dust to settle, but if Iā€™m honest I just wanted to be drinking when I wrote it. Call it Dutch courage if you like. Iā€™m going to just pop a little trigger warning here for death of a loved one before I go on.

Iā€™ve thought endlessly about you since you left us two weeks ago.

I have experienced loss before. I donā€™t think you can be nearing forty and not experienced it. Iā€™ve watched people leave this world or about to leave it. As devastating as these losses were, the one thing I could always rely on were the words ā€˜They had a good inningsā€™ (for none British people this is a cricket reference to mean a batsman was around for a while)

So what do you do when theā€¦

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Bellā€™s palsy is brutal

Bellā€™s palsy is brutal

helenhamill's avatarat least i have a brain

I had one vaccine.

I had one vaccine.

I had many neurological problems

The Bellā€™s Palsy is now with me about a year!

Today is this .

Now?

In bed.

Eye taped to help it droop less at bight.

Tearing is making that tape challenged!

Ventilator makes an imperfect seal painful and yep corneal abrasions galore.

Corneal abrasions feel like blinking on shards of glass. They also hurt in daylight. so i am in my sunglasses indoors all the time as required.

So so tired.

Pains.

JustOne vax.

LOTSs of other organ problems.

All reported as adverse drug reactions but who monitors them all?

Me!

Aspiration. Drooling. Pain. So much more than the look.

Am i a conspiracy theorist???

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