Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 "It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For YOU are going to die, and you should think about it while there is still time. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us. A wise person thinks much about death,while the fool thinks only about having a good time now." (NLT)
Janie was someone who said what needed to be said. I only knew her through our church family at New Hope, yet she had a profound impact on my understanding of what it means to be a godly woman. Janie would greet me with a smile and a hug, express her appreciation for the smallest acts of kindness, and make me feel special. She was a woman who clearly put the needs of others above her own. You never quite know what someone is made of until the storms of life hit. During her battle with cancer, Janie proved that her faith was genuine. She shared in His sufferings so that she may also share in His glory, and has been an example to many as to how to fight the good fight, finish the race strong, and keep the faith. I am glad her suffering is over. And I look forward to seeing her smiling face again when I enter the gates of heaven.
