Weary
The past couple of weeks have been rough. Family, friend and personal issues, sickness, death, funerals, etc.
We said goodbye to beautiful Stephen who lost his battle to GM1-Gangliosidosis. Dave, Carmen and I went to Stephen’s funeral on Saturday. I knew it would be a hard funeral to attend. This little boy was the same age as Carmen. And he was such a beautiful child. But, I didn’t realize how hard it would hit me that we will be saying goodbye to Carmen someday soon. I know that in my head but I don’t think my heart can be ready. Please pray for comfort for Stephen’s family.
We found out that a classmate we knew at LeTourneau University, Ryan Williams, died last week after a plane crash in Kenya. We didn’t know Ryan personally but LeTourneau is small enough that everyone knows everyone. Ryan worked for AIM, an evangelical nondenominational missionary society, as an air mechanic. Please pray for comfort for Ryan’s wife, Dawn, and their four children.
We have also been praying for sweet Karen who was recently diagnosed with LCH Histiocytosis.
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Despite all the difficulties this week, we have had some good.
Carmen is doing OK right now. We kept thinking she was brewing pneumonia but so far she has remained healthy.
I am now 14.5 weeks along and the baby is doing great! In a little over a month, we will find out if the baby is a boy or girl.
Lauren is having a blast with her NY grandparents and cousins! We are so glad that she has this time to just have fun. Lauren starts kindergarten end of August (eek!).
Dave and I have had time to reconnect. We went on a date to Roy’s Place (a sandwich shop). I think I grossed Dave out with my onion rings, BLT, and bowl of pickles! Let me tell you that onion and pickle breath is not good!
Here is a recent picture of happy Lauren:
Hi, I am so sorry for Stephen and Ryan’s families. I will keep them in my prayers. Lauren, you are adorable as ever. God bless. In Christ, Joe
I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for you to attend that precious funeral.
Recently, I have been taken with this song from Sandra McCracken, written about watching the sorrow of friends, from a distance. She wrote it for a family who’s little girl was devastated by the complications of childhood cancer.
http://tinyurl.com/lw8mbn