This Last Week

Well...it had been a long and tiring last week full of kindergartners and strange, even horrible occurrences. First, at the beginning of last week, a friend of mine, Liz, was in a car accident with a semi. Thankfully she is fine and without a scratch on her. Also this last week there was another car accident with another friend of mine, Sue, who was backed into by a truck at the hospital. Thankfully she is alright as well. But...then the unthinkable happened last week. A friend I had gone to college with, Amanda Ropte, was greeted early Friday morning with terrible news. Her father, who had been driving his tractor home late Thursday night, was hit by a drunk driver and thrown from the tractor. Lance Ropte has passed on to be with the Lord. Today, Monday, was his funeral that my family and I went to. His wife is one of the teachers at Community Christian School where my brothers attend and my mother works. It has been a sad day, and yet a happy one. For we do not live without hope but with hope! Lance Ropte has passed on, but now he is with his Savior! What a glorious day it must be in heaven for one of our Father's sons has gone home!