To Everything There Is A Season

So the title for today was an inspiration I received from my Mother. Actually, the reason for my posting today is because of her. I am going to share the passage from Ecclesiastes 3 1-8. 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. In my circle of friends and family it's not uncommon to hear, "For everything there is a season." I hold on dearly to this philosophy. I feel this to true. Sometimes the unpleasant seasons last as long as a Chicago winter, but I digress. When I started this blog almost 9 years ago I gave the web address to 2 people. A very close friend and my sister. As long time readers of this blog may remember 2005 was a really really tough year. I was sick, in and out of the hospitals, and I really didn't feel like talking to anyone. Not friends. Not family. However, I could blog about how I was feeling. I...
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