We are now on our way back to Ohio. What a wonderful time we had visiting family in California.
Never take for granted the time you have to share with Family. When we walked away from Bob's Mom we both had tears in our eyes because we do not know if we will see each other on this earth again.
I remember so well when I said goodbye to my Mom and Dad. Never dreamed those days would be my last to be with them on this earth. The void is great but the promise of seeing them again is so encouraging. I am so gald I know that they are with Jesus..no doubt!
Do you know where you will spend eternity? If there has never been a time or place in your life that you can point to when you repented of your sins and asked Jesus into your heart to be your Saviour, please do so. It is the most important decision you will ever make. If you are saved then what about your family members? Be faithful in telling them about Jesus so the circle will not be unbroken in Heaven!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
How will you spend your moments today?
Our time in California is going by so quickly! Our most important goal being out here is to visit with Bob's Mom. She is 86 and in an assisted living facility due to back fractures etc. I am reminded how very rewarding it is to visit these facilities...even if you do not have anyone there that belongs to you! People get lonely and need love and encouragement. Sometimes we all get so inward minded that we forget to reach out to others. We have this moment today, how will we use it to be an encouragement to someone else? Hey, I am speaking to myself!!!! Thanks for listening!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Perspectives
We are still traveling on the Amtrak Train. Just stopped in Albequrque, New Mexico and were able to get off the train for awhile to walk around. We arrive in California tomorrow morning.
Today, I wrote down some thoughts on Perspectives, I trust you will read them.
Perspectives
While sitting in the Amtrak train station in Chicago recently, I observed some interesting things as we were waiting to board our train.
There were two young couples with a little toddler daughter each. They were doting parents and so proud of their own little girls as the daughters toddled around the train station making new friends of anyone they came in contact with. The little girls were making the usual giggles and noises of a toddler. Everyone was making over these two little ones much to the parent’s enjoyment.
Over in the corner sat a set of older parents. They, too, had a daughter but no one was making over her. She, too, was making the sounds of a young child but not in a sweet way but an “annoying” way, almost a painful way. This daughter still had the same needs as the other toddlers, but was actually much older as you could tell by her face. She did not toddle around the station but instead was in a wheelchair, with devices to keep her fingers from curling and a device in her mouth for keeping her from biting or maybe even swallowing her tongue. Her parents had to feed her, dress her and straighten her up in the chair. No one was making over her.
So a tale of 3 Mothers. All of them had a Mother’s heart for their child. Which was greater, you ask? Oh I am sure they were equal in their love, but I cannot help but feel the heart for the handicapped daughter was a special gift from God. It takes a special love to sit in an obscure corner, loving and caring for a child that no one is making over, in fact, that most people are overlooking. And yet, I am sure that lined up together, those three mothers would proudly declare, “This is MY daughter!!!
God chooses special people for special tasks!!!
Today, I wrote down some thoughts on Perspectives, I trust you will read them.
Perspectives
While sitting in the Amtrak train station in Chicago recently, I observed some interesting things as we were waiting to board our train.
There were two young couples with a little toddler daughter each. They were doting parents and so proud of their own little girls as the daughters toddled around the train station making new friends of anyone they came in contact with. The little girls were making the usual giggles and noises of a toddler. Everyone was making over these two little ones much to the parent’s enjoyment.
Over in the corner sat a set of older parents. They, too, had a daughter but no one was making over her. She, too, was making the sounds of a young child but not in a sweet way but an “annoying” way, almost a painful way. This daughter still had the same needs as the other toddlers, but was actually much older as you could tell by her face. She did not toddle around the station but instead was in a wheelchair, with devices to keep her fingers from curling and a device in her mouth for keeping her from biting or maybe even swallowing her tongue. Her parents had to feed her, dress her and straighten her up in the chair. No one was making over her.
So a tale of 3 Mothers. All of them had a Mother’s heart for their child. Which was greater, you ask? Oh I am sure they were equal in their love, but I cannot help but feel the heart for the handicapped daughter was a special gift from God. It takes a special love to sit in an obscure corner, loving and caring for a child that no one is making over, in fact, that most people are overlooking. And yet, I am sure that lined up together, those three mothers would proudly declare, “This is MY daughter!!!
God chooses special people for special tasks!!!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Bob and I are getting ready to go to California. We are so excited to have this opportunity to see his Mother, Brother, Sister and their families. It has been a few years since we have been able to get out there. His Mother now lives in an Assisted Living facility. His Sister lives in the desert and has been battling the recurrence of cancer.
Please pray for us as we travel. Also pray we can be an encouragement to family. We will travel by train. It is a fun way to travel and we like to get alotof our paper work done for the ministry while traveling.
Please pray God will give us rest and rejuvenation! We will try to keep you up-dated as we travel~
Please pray for us as we travel. Also pray we can be an encouragement to family. We will travel by train. It is a fun way to travel and we like to get alotof our paper work done for the ministry while traveling.
Please pray God will give us rest and rejuvenation! We will try to keep you up-dated as we travel~
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