Last weekend the Class of '73 at West Marshall High School in State Center, Iowa, celebrated its 50th. How can that possibly be? Time slipped by so quickly. Here we are no longer able to fit into our class rings or band uniforms. Some of my classmates looked just like they did in high school. Others have changed considerably. There were about forty classmates who attended out of
There were conversations throughout the room, lots of reminiscing and catching up. There was bountiful laughter and remembering. But we also honored the 13 classmates who have passed away.
"Remember how fleeting is my life," (Psalm 89:47 NIV).
Many of us have said goodbye to our parents and lived through the challenge of raising children. Others have faced illness and cancer as part of their past. We pray for one of our classmates who is in the fight of her life now with cancer.
It is hard to believe 50 years have passed by. We don't feel that old (most of the time anyway). Getting together was a good time. Seeing friends again provided priceless moments of sharing memories.
Thank you, God for a lifetime of memories.
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