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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: The Game of Life (09/11/08)
What Really Matters 100 Years from Now?

As I walked into the skilled nursing facility where I was Assistant Director of Nurses, I heard the charge nurses arguing over who would get which nurse’s aide that morning. It was a Saturday after party night on Friday. That means that every able body from the housekeeping staff to the Director of Nurses would be making beds, getting residents up and fed due to the staff shortage.
My friend and neighbor, Dawn, who worked there too saw my frustration at the lack of help. My sweet sister in the Lord came up to me gently touching my elbow and said “What really will matter 100 years from now?
Oh, dear. Before Jesus I had been like those girls who called in sick. I partied too much and certainly wasn’t thinking of my patients or supervisor when I called in because I was hung over. And these girls needed Jesus. That didn’t fix the staffing shortage but it certainly gave me a new perspective that day.
Over the years that one little question has stuck with me. In many situations the Lord will bring back Dawn’s gentle face posing that incredible question “What really matters 100 years from now?”
When our last word is written, when our last breath is drawn, there is only one thing that will matter. It will not be our money or lack thereof. It will not be what we accomplished or who we were related to. The only thing which will count will be how we responded to the incredible gift Jesus Christ offered us.
Did we ask Him forgiveness and allow Him to make us anew? Because that is the only thing in this life which will really matter 100 years from now.
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Joy Faire Stewart
09/19/08
What a fantastic message in just a few words and the last sentence sums it up perfectly.
Yvonne Blake 
09/20/08
That's a good phrase to remember. It will help the reader if you leave an extra space between paragraphs. Good thoughts.
Shelley Ledfors
09/22/08
Some really good thoughts here. Your question is a good one for all of us to keep in mind!

Since you said in your hint you are new to the challenge, I thought I would mention the "preview" button on the entry submissions page. If you click it, you can see exactly how your entry will look here. If the spacing or whatever are not how you would like them, you can close that window, make changes in the window where you pasted your entry, and then check it again (however many times you need to! :-)) before you hit "submit". It helps...things often look different here than on WP programs.

Welcome to the challenge and God Bless!
Celeste Ammirata
09/23/08
What an appropriate question. :-) Nice job with this. Welcome to the challenge and keep writing.
Valarie Sullivan
09/23/08
Excellent question and one that needs to be asked, often. Your off to a great start!
Marlene Austin
09/23/08
Nice personal narrative and the devotional message is applicable to all. Good job. :)
Chely Roach
09/25/08
What a nice little devotional...well done!
Karlene Jacobsen 
09/25/08
Short, sweet, and to the point. Very nice. This a well thought out devotional piece.

Welcome to the challenge.
Anne Linington
11/06/08
I like this too, because it is both personal and memorable. I will try to remember this thought more often. Regards presentation, a line between paragraphs does make it look more bite-sized rather than a large chunk to digest.