Text Me

Those were the two words I saw on my phone right about the time I answered a call from Scott. I had been in California for 5 days so far. Caleb, Lillian and I had flown to California to visit one of my brothers and his family. I hadn't seen him for 3 years and my sister in law and nephews for 6. Each day we were able to call and things were going great! I answered the phone that day only to find out that Scott was at the hospital. He had the five children with him, but he was the one being looked at. He quickly told me that he had an accident in the barn and cut two of his fingers. They thought they could save the one he almost cut through completely and the other one was mostly "nicked" as he would describe it. He later found that he had cut a tendon in that finger and it's the one that requires some physical therapy.

Two phone calls from my end sent 3 people to help. We're so thankful for those who gave of their time(and a few years off their life) to go and help Scott and the children. We really appreciate the sacrifices they made in order to be there for our family when we needed them.

We were able to get home, as planned, by Wednesday. The surgeon did an amazing job with Scott's fingers and he's doing really well. We've all learned to give more of ourselves in order to help get things done.

Since then Scott has met other who have shared their "accident" stories. We don't know how God is going to use this experience in the future, but we pray that we can be a blessing and encouragement to others who may be going through similar circumstances.


Philippians 4:19

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Los Angeles, California

A long awaited trip and Caleb's 1st plane ride. I believe it was all he was anticipating and then some. On the first flight one of the flight attendants took him to meet the pilots before the other passengers boarded. One of the pilot's let him wear their hat and showed him the cockpit. Pretty neat, eh/ Lillian did quite well on the flights, but was definitely happy to get off the 2nd plane. Caleb really enjoyed "meeting" his Uncle Luke, Auntie Jessie and cousins. He has not memory of our trip that we took to Georgia the month he turned 3.
Unfortunately Lillian decided to be clingy. It took several days before she let me out of her sight without crying. She learned how to climb stairs there, loved playing at the beach and enjoyed following the dog, guinea pig and bunny that they had in their house. We are thankful for safe travel, great memories, awesome food, and so much more. We enjoyed going to the beach, meeting their church family, playing games with the family, seeing a lighthouse and so much more. We're thankful that God was looking out for Scott and the other kids while we were gone. There was an accident on the Monday before we returned. You can read more about it in my next post, entitled, "Text Me".

Happy Tears

A very dear friend of ours passed into the loving arms of his beloved Saviour not too long ago . We are so thankful that the Lord allowed us to know one another during our journey here on earth. We are thankful for his testimony of faithfulness in marriage, ministry and on the mission field of India. One could say that the last two were one and the same, but in thinking of his life, there was so much more to his ministry than the 40 years that he spent in India. It was amazing to hear testimony of men who are continuing the work over there. To hear from his children and grandchildren of the impact that he had on their lives. The large church was packed out with people that had been touched by his life. We look forward to seeing him again in Heaven someday!