You can look back through history and record a time line of thousands of years, a few hundred years, or just months, even days. However long you choose, there will be significant dates and events posted along the way.
My time line starts on April 27, 1967. Our wedding day. There is the birth of our son on October 10,1970. The purchase of our first house a couple of years later. Trips, purchase of new cars etc.....
Then in 1985 Daniel had his first major health issue. His aortic valve stopped working. He had to have open heart surgery. Life changed drastically for us after that. There were the dark days following his recovery while he was with out work. He was a meat packer, and could not go back to that line of work. During this part of our time line we learned what "living by faith" was really all about.
Along in there our son graduated from high school and joined the Air Force. There are some events surrounding that.
God provided Daniel with a new line of work. He worked 15 years at a job God opened up for him. It still helps to provide for me today. Our son got married and has given us three beautiful grand children. Daniel was so proud the day Ben and Cindy told him our grand daughter was on the way. She was to be born on his birthday January 28, 1998. Then the Dr. changed the date to January 27th. (Daniel was not happy with him) Ever after that Daniel's birthday was changed to January 27th. (Except on legal papers) :)
Our grand daughter was followed by two grand sons. Each event a source of pride and pleasure to us.
In the spring of 2003 Daniel's health took another turn. He suffered a stoke. There was another time of recovery for him. God was faithful and sustained us through these difficult times. We were thankful that he was not paralyzed, although there were some complications. He could not speak or read for some time. After many weeks of therapy he was able to regain his speech. Even though he had been declared disabled he led a pretty full life. In 2009 we followed our son and his family to the Pacific Northwest. Relocating to Granite Falls, WA from western Iowa. Daniel's health began to go down hill and on November 19th 2010 my time line ends.
This time line spans 43 years. Now it seems like 43 minutes. The Bible tells us that life is but a vapor. It passes so quickly. Too quickly to hold grudges, to let unkind words linger between you. Too quickly, to wait to make a wrong a right. Too quickly to have anger and hurtful words rip holes in your relationship.
Ephesians 4:26 "....let not the sun go down upon your wrath." This is a good rule to follow. I can look back over my timeline remembering times that anger came between us. Usually over something that seems very silly and trivial now. Check your time line. Are there some things that can be changed going forward? Make those changes now. We have no assurance of tomorrow. We only have today. We are great ones to "make plans". In reality? I have a whole list of plans that were never full filled. Time ended 11/19/2010.
My time line starts on April 27, 1967. Our wedding day. There is the birth of our son on October 10,1970. The purchase of our first house a couple of years later. Trips, purchase of new cars etc.....
Then in 1985 Daniel had his first major health issue. His aortic valve stopped working. He had to have open heart surgery. Life changed drastically for us after that. There were the dark days following his recovery while he was with out work. He was a meat packer, and could not go back to that line of work. During this part of our time line we learned what "living by faith" was really all about.
Along in there our son graduated from high school and joined the Air Force. There are some events surrounding that.
God provided Daniel with a new line of work. He worked 15 years at a job God opened up for him. It still helps to provide for me today. Our son got married and has given us three beautiful grand children. Daniel was so proud the day Ben and Cindy told him our grand daughter was on the way. She was to be born on his birthday January 28, 1998. Then the Dr. changed the date to January 27th. (Daniel was not happy with him) Ever after that Daniel's birthday was changed to January 27th. (Except on legal papers) :)
Our grand daughter was followed by two grand sons. Each event a source of pride and pleasure to us.
In the spring of 2003 Daniel's health took another turn. He suffered a stoke. There was another time of recovery for him. God was faithful and sustained us through these difficult times. We were thankful that he was not paralyzed, although there were some complications. He could not speak or read for some time. After many weeks of therapy he was able to regain his speech. Even though he had been declared disabled he led a pretty full life. In 2009 we followed our son and his family to the Pacific Northwest. Relocating to Granite Falls, WA from western Iowa. Daniel's health began to go down hill and on November 19th 2010 my time line ends.
This time line spans 43 years. Now it seems like 43 minutes. The Bible tells us that life is but a vapor. It passes so quickly. Too quickly to hold grudges, to let unkind words linger between you. Too quickly, to wait to make a wrong a right. Too quickly to have anger and hurtful words rip holes in your relationship.
Ephesians 4:26 "....let not the sun go down upon your wrath." This is a good rule to follow. I can look back over my timeline remembering times that anger came between us. Usually over something that seems very silly and trivial now. Check your time line. Are there some things that can be changed going forward? Make those changes now. We have no assurance of tomorrow. We only have today. We are great ones to "make plans". In reality? I have a whole list of plans that were never full filled. Time ended 11/19/2010.
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