You've heard it said, the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Today I conducted a memorial service for a 61 year old woman who died suddenly last week. Tonight I finished calculating my taxes. So I guess that means I've confronted death and taxes- all in the same day!
Seriously. The memorial service today was hosted by our church- and our folks do as good a job in hosting families as any church in the business. I am reminded of the transitory nature of life every time I conduct these kind of services. I try and marvel every day that God continues to give me the gift of life. Since my brother passed away almost two years ago- unexpecetdly right before his 47th birthday-almost every day I have awakened with a renewed sense of thanks for the gift of life.
On to other subjects....
I am thankful that we live in a society that allows civilian oversight of military operations. However, the pressure on our military to hurry up and finish the job in Iraq concerns me. Too often what I hear from our civilian politicians sounds shallow and aimed at votes not truly assessing strategic needs and long-term objectives. Maybe it's because I have son in the service that I feel strongly about supporting our troops on the ground. I happen to believe that our current involvement in Iraq is the right thing to do. I believe that the a peaceful Middle East is absolutely critical to the long term survival of our country- not just because of the oil. From what I understand there are enough oil reserves in America that are untapped because of environmental concerns.
Well, that's all for now...
Steve
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