A Life Well Lived

So unexpected. This thought popped into my mind as I spoke with my dear friend Haley (wife of Stephen & mother of Isla) two weeks ago as she told me her father-in-law, Dr. Mark, had a stroke on the beach while on vacation in Cape Cod and is in a coma. So unexpected. While his family circles around him in his hospital bed, praying, singing, encouraging one another, the decision has to be made. The doctors confirm Dr. Mark is in a deep coma and the stroke happened in the wake-up center of the brain...Dr. Mark is not going to wake up. So unexpected. The flood of letters via blog, phone calls and prayers from around the world celebrating his life as Dr. Mark wakes up in heaven early Saturday morning, July 26th. So unexpected. E, Josh & I attended his memorial service at FBC McKinney this past Saturday...a short week after his passing from this life to the next. The legacy of Dr. Mark lives on in a mighty way through the lives of his 5 children and 9 grandchildren. Hearing the unique testimony of each one of his children shows that this man lived the life of a good & faithful servant. Meet anyone of the Presleys, or scan a post on their blog (sonofwhale) and you will find that the heart of this man closely echos the God he faithfully served for 62 years...not so unexpected.