A 3-celebrations Day...Today as we drive home we will be remembering THREE special events...First... My Auntie Pauline's birthday is today! She is my mom's little sister, but you'll have to ask her if you want to know her age... My auntie Pauline and I had a very special relationship growing up. She always lived quite a ways away, but I knew when she came to visit (or when we visited her) that I'd be treated like a princess. She did my hair up, painted my fingernails and always treated me in a special way. When I was a teenager and interested in make up she is the one that taught me how to use it (with moderation) and what colours would compliment my skin tone. When Auntie Pauline and her family were visiting, it was always fun. On the telephone she and my mother are very difficult to distinguish between. What wonderful memories I have of my Auntie Pauline!  Second.... It is Jeffrey and my 11th Anniversary. Wow! 11 years! I can hardly believe it has been 11 years. I look back to the day we were married. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday my Dad walked me down the asile towards my waiting groom... Other times if feels like we've been married FOREVER... (in a good way, of course!) As I reflect on the past 10 years I am amazed at how much we've grown and changed as individuals and as a family. I could never have predicted, 11 years ago, that we'd be as we are... I think I expected the children to come, but to have worked as a pastor and wife in three churches, to have six pregnancies, to be on our way to the missionfield, to be homeschooling, on and on and on... wow! In 10 years God has done so much in our lives. How much more does He have in store for us in the next 10 and more years? I am excited to see how much He is going to work through us and change us to be to His Glory!  Third... It is the 7th anniversary of my son's open heart surgery. The beautiful (handsome), smart, funny, thoughtful boy I see before me is such a miracle. Six years ago today I sat, along with my husband and both of our parents, in a little waiting room. I took a book to read, but couldn't concentrate on it. I took crocheting to do, but my fingers didn't seem to want to work the hook properly. I took a notebook but my mind was blank to write. All I could think of was the little tiny baby lying in the operating room fighting for his life. God pulled him through in the most amazing way - more perfectly then we could have imagined! Today as I pull him close and feel his heart beating strongly against me I praise my God once again for His gift - the gift of a son.  So, it's a big day today! Celebrate with us as we remember God's goodness and mercy.  Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 39 of 507 } { Next Page } |
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