Yesterday I came to church and Joel, the other minister on staff, told me that Eric had passed away. I had to ask him to repeat it because I could not believe what I was hearing. Eric was healthy. Eric was young. What happened? It appears a heart attack and today I am still shocked. I visited Eric’s mom and saw the pain that comes when a child dies before the parents. She was shocked to say the least.
I went home and told my spouse that we need to count our blessings more. Our children are alive and well as of this writing. But we never know what the future holds. Yesterday was a wake up call for me in ways. It reminded me that life is short and therefore I need to enjoy each day and apprecaite the people I love more. My prayers are with the family in their loss and also with me that I truly will be more aware of all the blessings I have been given.