Sometimes things in our lives get fuzzy, out of focus and hard to see.  Even though we’ve got a plan and headed in what we think is the right path God tends to say “this is the path you should be on”. There are times the voice of what we WANT is louder then the one telling us what we NEED.  While it’s sometimes easier to see when it’s not happening to us, when being out of focus does occur, we need those people around us who can bring things in our lives  back into focus.  

This past year was especially difficult.  We’ve lived though a pandemic!  Which has made things  change and continue to change for many of us.  After having covid a year ago, I found my focus often straying.  I would discover that I had been sitting not really noticing the computer, book or sometimes even person in front of me.  I also found myself being scared.  Not wanting to leave my house or my office, which for an introverted person sounds like heaven.  But I discovered that while I enjoy being alone it’s not healthy.  As I prepared for today’s post I found myself thinking about times when other people in our family might have had out of focus times.  Suddenly things became clear who I should focus on today.  

Frank and Anna Burd had a very out focus existence both together and separate.  I’m sure many around them did not see the logic in their pairing, but for whatever reason they stayed together and made it work.   During a time when divorce was becoming more common, Frank or Anna could have walked away at any time. Frank had already walked away from the church, so I don’t think is the reason he stayed with Anna.  While i can wonder and speculate about what they were thinking the facts remain that together they stood.   Though good times and bad, when things were sharp and clear or when they were fuzzy and out of focus Frank and Anna stood together until Anna died January 17, 1962.