As I began to memorize Psalm 147:3-4 it gave me pause. It says, “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; in that very day his plans perish.” There is no more opportunity to do what you wanted to do.

In 2019 six of us lived in a rented house. Dave and Stefanie lived in a converted attached garage. When Stefanie stirred that morning, Dave asked if he had woken her up.

He said that he had been having chest pains for two hours. She asked if he wanted her to call a doctor. He took his last breath and died. As I was helping her clear things out, I noticed something. There on his side of the bed were his shoes, socks and underwear on top. He had plans to get up and get dressed.