In anybody's book, 17 degrees is cold. As I get older and my blood gets thinner, it doesn't seem to take much for me to shiver. Believe me, at 6:30 A.M. this morning, it was hard to roll out of bed and walk outside to a cold car. Trey and I officiated two basketball games last night so the muscles and joints were sore and tight anyway.....the cold was no assistance to a good start to a busy Saturday.
Much is going on! Trey and Jennifer have closed on their house. They have had the inside painted and the carpets cleaned...it is really beautiful and I know how excited they are. They started moving her stuff out of our house last night and into their new home. She will live there until they are married on May 30th. At that point, I think it will be OK for him to start living there as well. Debbie and I will be "empty-nesters" again....for the 3rd-4th time now.
Stacey, Joey, and the grands on the way to town today. They have things to do and people to see, but when I get off....we're off to Outback to celebrate my birthday a few days early. I can't wait! God has been so good to my family. Thank you Lord.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Reality Check!!
The past 4 weeks have been a blur! I woke up this morning in my own bed, showered, dressed, and off to work for the first time since December 24th. As I drove in the pre-dawn darkness, it hit me that life goes on. The people I passed as I drove the 12 miles to the store had no idea of what our family had experienced over the past 4 weeks. But, God gave me the thought, that I did not know what they had experienced either. I was so aware of God's grace in the moment and the fact that He meets us right at our point of need. He is always present..He never deserts us. When I arrived at the store, I found a peace lily on my desk with a simple note, "God loves you and so do we." Isn't that just like God?
I will be forever thankful for the notes, calls, cards, flowers, and words of encouragement we have received over the past few weeks. When you go through difficult times like these, I realize that people really don't know what to do or what to say. Often times, just a encouraging word or their very presence is enough. On Thursday prior to daddy's passing, I felt a real need to sit down beside him and tell him that it was OK for him to go. As I cried out and my heart burst with the realization that this would be the most difficult thing I had ever expressed to a loved one...as I told him how much I loved him and how I would look after my sisters...I felt my brother-in-law come up behind me and simply rest his hand on my shoulder. As I emptied my heart, I knew God placed Derrick by my side at that very moment just to let me know that everything would be OK and that as a family, we would always be overcomers.
I will be forever thankful for the notes, calls, cards, flowers, and words of encouragement we have received over the past few weeks. When you go through difficult times like these, I realize that people really don't know what to do or what to say. Often times, just a encouraging word or their very presence is enough. On Thursday prior to daddy's passing, I felt a real need to sit down beside him and tell him that it was OK for him to go. As I cried out and my heart burst with the realization that this would be the most difficult thing I had ever expressed to a loved one...as I told him how much I loved him and how I would look after my sisters...I felt my brother-in-law come up behind me and simply rest his hand on my shoulder. As I emptied my heart, I knew God placed Derrick by my side at that very moment just to let me know that everything would be OK and that as a family, we would always be overcomers.
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