I'm thankful for lives that impact you for the better. One such life was that of Jenny Sue Booth.
Jenny Sue passed away yesterday. I'm glad she doesn't have to deal with medical problems that frustrated her quite a lot, but I grieve that I won't get to see her until I get to heaven. That is about all you can grieve- why would I be sad that she can walk, run, leap, spin in heaven? I and others are sad she is gone; but she? She is happy. She is face to face with Jesus. She served him in so many ways, one of the major ones being just loving others. She loved others with notes, phone call, and cooked goods. I will never forget her freezer labeled and stuffed with goods for church families and mission trips. I kid you not, HUNDREDS of cookies. One way she served was baking and sharing, always with just a little extra vanilla.
I want to be a lot like Jenny Sue. No matter how she felt, she loved others when the opportunity arose. I think it became habit, after years of it, to hunt for opportunities!
I want to do that.
She also loved everyone as if they were family. This woman had tons of friends, and that is probably why. She just automatically loved and welcomed people. I wonder if she has always been that way?
I want to love like that. And...
...bake a lot of cookie bars.
Thanks Jenny Sue!, and thanks God for her life.
today I miss my friend quite a lot. I don't feel all that great. But I re-read this post and was reminded- to love others and serve even if we don't feel all that great. And so, I will!
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