Project 366- February 8, 2008
Today was a beautiful looking day. The sky was bright blue and dotted with puffy white clouds. It was a hard day though. I'm sad and yet praising the Lord. My friend, John Reier, went to be with the Lord this morning. How hard the loss and yet how great his reward...heaven. John was one of our youth leaders when I was in high school. I loved having John around. He was like a grandpa/uncle to me. He wasn't quite old enough to be my grandpa;) He taught me so much and was willing to set me straight. He corrected me in love, and taught me in love. One time that sticks in my mind was a night at youth group when I was just miserable. It had been a terrible day and I was telling him about it. Sometimes you just want someone to listen to your bellyaching and agree. John knew better and he said this, "Alissa, Jesus is still Lord of all." That has really stuck with me. Life may suck up the whazoo, everything could be against me, I could be alone forever...but truly I would not