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Intentional
Current mood: quiet
Special Note~ Sympathetic for a friend and her family.
Intentional; (adjective)
deliberate,calculated,
conscious, intended, planned, meant, studied, knowing,willful,
purposeful, purposive, done on purpose, premeditated,preplanned,
preconceived
Keep my eyes opened wide.
Keep me still enough, quiet enough,
in the noisy, busyness of this life.
So I can hear your voice and you can move me.
Let me be intentional as your servant.
Today
I received news of a friend’s death. She was only 19. Lauren was killed
by a drunk driver last night. Although I did not have a close
relationship with her, I have known her for many many years. She was
probably about 12 when our families connected through homeschooling. A
strong core group of moms dedicated to homeschooling their children. I
know today those moms, although maybe time has separated our paths,
they are praying for Kim today, for that Peace that only He can
provide. Kim and Lauren have stayed in my path these last couple of
years as they attend our church. Kim and I run into other, not often
enough but when we do, we catch up on what we can.
It’s this last Jan 08 that sits in my mind today.
The Women’s God Encounter I wrote about in my blog back in January. Lauren had attended as well. She came alone, like I did.
She called me by name as I got off the elevator. It had been so long since I had seen her.
I sat down, she shared about being at the encounter and what God was doing in her life and how she was seeking
guidance about steps she was taking towards her future.
I
have always been drawn to the youth. Even as a youth myself, I would
always think about what the person next to me was going through,
what I did not know they were dealing with, what were they carrying all alone?????
It
was a precious time I got to spend with Lauren that morning and through
out the rest of the encounter as I would see her beautiful face come
walking towards me to say, ’hello- again.’ Thats what she would say.
Her spirit so sweet.
Had I not seen her and spent that time with her during that encounter, today I would probably feel a little different.
I am not saying something was profoundly said to her by me during our morning coffee that made an impact-
but I do know I listened, I encouraged, I let myself be available. I am so glad today that I did.
This is NOT about me.
Lauren
is in heaven today because Kim, her mom, is a strong woman of God and
because of all the friends, family and maybe even some strangers that
fed into Lauren’s spirit.
Thats what this is about.
Being Intentional.
Are we walking with intention? |
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