Between Time and Eternity

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:13-14  Adelaide believed she was a good woman. Not perfect—just good enough. She followed the rules. She paid her taxes on time. She drove the speed limit. She recycled, ate clean, and signed her emails with crisp professionalism. Her house stood tall at the end of a quiet street, windows polished, lawn trimmed, bank account secure. She had built a life that looked responsible. Respectable. Successful. Then two physicians sat across from her in a sterile room that smelled faintly of antiseptic and finality. Six months, they said. Seven, if she were lucky. Make arrangements. Organize paperwork. Prepare. Some sentences split a life in half. That was hers. Adelaide walked through her front door that afterno...