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Gratitude for knowing Norma

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Yesterday, I watched my Aunt, my mother's sister take her last breath...literally. She died. In preparing for today's gratitude list, I was in such a funk until I couldn't think, or rather I didn't want to be thankful for anything...I didn't care. " Life just doesn't seem fair sometimes ," I thought while I was sitting in the hospital room. " Sin is so ugly...so harmful...so hurtful...and I'm wrapped in it ..." " Why didn't Adam just say "no" to Eve?" " Why couldn't God just go back on His Word...just once...and give us another chance?" I've known my Aunt all my life.  She's always been ... She's always been just a phone call away if I couldn't drive to her, but now she's gone.  God choose to take her. " Why ?" "So tell me, please, someone, " What is there to be thankful for ?" Well ... After pulling myself up... Dusting mys...