SUNRISE--SUNSET

9/6/13 Travels this summer have afforded me views of sunrises and sunsets from the east coast where the sun's rays first hit the US shores to the west coast off the shores of Alaska. Great reminders of the privilege of having those glorious days to celebrate life.

July 17, 2013--Cadillac Mountain, Acadia Maine-- 4:32 AM

August 31, 2013-- Inside Passage, Alaska-- 8:53 PM

Yesterday as I attended the funeral of a friend's hubby, I realized how fleeting those days are. How precious to learn that the couple had known each other for 49 years, since their junior high days. Yet, how short those days of new sunrises must seem to the widow.

Psalm 39:4 reminds all of  us of the brevity of our earthly lives.

"Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.(NIV)

As I age the realization of how quickly life passes becomes very clear, as the NET version of that psalm states. 

"O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! (NET) 

That truth reminds me to make the most of my days. 

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)

As Daddy used to say, "I'm grateful for each day the good Lord gives me. May I, too, be grateful and wisely live out each day I am given......from sunrise to sunset.