Mitch Albom gave his character, the Blue Man, a thought provoking line in "The Five People You Meet in Heaven": "Fairness does not govern life or death. If it did then no good man would ever die young... There are no random acts. Good comes from it..."

I have been thinking about this quote a lot lately as I have seen more people my age or younger become my patients, and even more so upon learning of the unexpected death of a high school classmate. The temptation is strong to cry out, "God it so totally unfair!" But God's promise isn't to negate hurt or eliminate sorrow. God does promise to so support us with the rod of divine authority and the staff of shepherding comfort that when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death (and we will, often many times with ourselves and side by side with others) we will fear no evil.

Death is what it is, and I am still angry when I am made aware of the death of someone, "far too young". But the real enemy is fear. And God does promise that together we will overcome fear.

Where to find us?

There are a number of "brick and mortar" book stores that carry "We Do Remember You" and "A Letter From Heaven".

Look for my books at:

Venti's Casa; Lenoir NC

Inspiration Station; Hudson NC

Cornerstone Christian Book Store; Lenoir NC

Caldwell County Heritage Museum; Lenoir NC

And of course there are even more online outlets where you can find either or both of the books:

www.amazon.com

www.bn.com

www.authorhouse.com

www.enheartpublishing.com

www.alibris.com

www.alexandrasrose.net

www.swap.com

www.paperbackswap.com

http://half.ebay.com