Today was definetly a life changing day for me. It was the funeral of our pastor's wife Eileen Syvertsen. She battled cancer for three years and God called her home on Wednesday. In the year that I knew her, she impacted my life greatly. I had a very challenging year last year and everytime I was at work and she was there she never hesitated to ask me how things were going. She prayed with me and for me numerous times. She showed me and everyone that knew her that she was truly a woman of God. In spite of everything that was going on in her life, she always made an attempt to show others that she cares! Today I realized that we are only here for a moment and we never know when God will call us home! One thing that our pastor said was, Everyone asks the question "WHY DID EILEEN HAVE TO PASS AWAY?", but instead we should be asking ourselves "WHY DID GOD ALLOW US TO STAY?" We all have a purpose in life and we need to accept Jesus into our lives so that we can fulfill that purpose! I know that for myself it is to be the best wife, mother, friend and relative that I can be! Life is just too short and not worth the heartache! If we fix our eyes on Jesus, we will always have hope! One thing that Eileen always said is, "I don't know how people go through these things without having God with them." That statement spoke volumes to me. If I didn't have him I don't know where I would be. Everyone goes through hard times and everyone has there own story to tell, but there is a reason for that. We just have to trust God in his perfect plan! Eileen praised God until the day she died. She has truly been a huge blessing in my life and I could only live better and grow closer to God because of her!