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Fred and Marie are in their early 80s. They are in good health and decided to take a trip to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary. They rented a cabin in the Smokey Mountains. The cabin had a great deck on the east side, with a great valley below. They decided to get up before sunrise and to watch the morning sky come to life. As they sat, wrapped in a blanket, holding hands, sipping on coffee, watching the morning pastels splash across the sky, Fred whispered, “Who would have ever thought our lives would turn out like this? God has been good to us.”

The truth is, that no matter how much we plan, we always need to be willing to adjust those plans. We are not like God, who can see all of time in one glance. He has not imparted to us His same omniscience to know everything. As a result, with all the twists and turns of life, we must be willing to periodically analyze our plans and to align them with reality, in paths the Lord has chosen for us.

That is true about our estate planning work as well. An estate plan is not a “one and done” proposition. It keeps evolving through life. Some convictions we had in youth are still present in old age. But some things change. We want to make sure that our legal and financial goals set out in wills, trusts and beneficiary designations align with the reality of life as God has shown it to be today. Reviewing our plans gives us the joy of counting past blessings and looking forward with faith to avenues of grace to which our Heavenly Father is leading us. Is it time to do some reflecting?

Jason Jones, CGP, CDE, is Saint John’s Gift Planning Counselor. Jason works with individuals in our congregation who want to discover the lifetime plan that God has planted in their heart. He will help them to use this plan to Transfer the Blessings God has given them to their family and the ministries they love. This service comes to you at no cost as a member of Saint John’s. To schedule a free meeting with Jason or ask questions about this special opportunity, visit www.StJohnsFC.org/transfer-the-blessings, call (970) 988-0305 or email Jason.Jones@lfnd.org.