She used her talents to serve.

​“When I stand before God
at the end of my life, I would
hope that I would not have
a single bit of talent left,
and could say, 'I used
everything you gave me’."  
Erma Bombeck

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I was left sitting in shock after the phone call, wondering what it would have been like if I could have visited her just one more time.  I spent days reminiscing about the way she asked questions to help equip me for the current task.  Questions that would inevitably prompt me to study, learn and grow  - but, also questions to help me delve into the purpose that God had designed for me, and she gave me the confidence to believe that I was capable of living it out.  I should have been breathing in the goodness of the wisdom I had received from her as well as breathing out a whisper of thankfulness for the God-given gifts she used to pour into hurting people.  But, oh how painful this loss turned out to be. 

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