For I Know the Plans I Have For You.......

She could not have realized what she set off inside
of me at the mention of that scripture.
Jeremiah 29:11
Plans to give you a hope......and a future.
Renee Connelly had just given her Dad that scripture
before that fateful night in Mississippi. Her dad was
struggling in low self-esteem, waiting for a job
opportunity to come along. Renee hated what
the wait had done to her father. Hence the scriptural encouragement.

Late that night in Mississippi, her car would hit loose gravel
and the resulting wreck would kill her and her boyfriend.

The girl in my office so reminded me of Renee.
The way she looked.
The way she talked.
Her overall Christian demeanor.

That day in Mississippi was in 1991.
I remember like it was yesterday. I still love
Renee. I was about to hire her as my youth
ministry intern. Just having her around always
lifted your spirit. I haven't forgotten.
And I never will.