My wife passed away about two years ago.

We have not been in a hurry to discard all

of her things.  I guess we are hanging on to

the memory of her.

A few days ago a great grandson came in 

with a box full of these little things on the

window sill.  My wife was fascinated by these

little things.  They wiggle, move, dance etc.

So the boy put them up there in the window.

That is what got me to thinking.

She throughly enjoyed the simple little things.

But when she passed away she did not take them

with her.

And she did not take a wardrobe full of clothes

she had.

And she did not that her car with her.

And she did not take the money she had

in the bank with her.

No wonder Jesus said;

"Don't store up treasures here on 

earth, where moths eat them and

rust destroys them, and where

thieves break in and steal.

Store your treasures in heaven, where

moths and rust cannot destroy, and

thieves do not break in and steal.

Wherever your treasure is, there

the desires of your heart will also be.

(Matthew 6:19-21 NLT)

After we have finished this life here on

earth, we are all going to spend eternity

somewhere.  Is it better to spend our time,

money and efforts on things that will only

last a few years here on earth, or where

we will be forever?

"We all come to the end of our lives

as naked and empty handed as the 

day we are born.  We can't take our

our riches with us."

(Ecclesiastes 5:15 NLT)