We had a wonderfully low-key day celebrating the fourth with the California cousins swimming and barbequing. C even got in a little surfing before catching his red-eye flight back to Columbia. I sat in the grand bay window in his aunts house overlooking the majestic city of LA watching fireworks explode in a panorama of glittering lights around me….and counted my many blessings
The fifteen hour drive from Montana to LA was an astounding display of Gods creativity. Beautiful scenery! Im staying with family here while C travels to Cuba for the next couple weeks. C’s cousin got us tickets to Disney where we had a ball. Isabelle has a birthday this week and she seriously thought the thousands of people and fireworks and Disney princesses were there celebrating HER! She’s at that age where fantasy IS reality
We screamed on rollercoasters, spun silly on the teacups, laughed through the shows and got creative making Mini Mouse hats at the Mad Hatter. Three kids fell asleep during dinner and there was silence in the backseat on the drive home. Blessed exhaustion!
Dizzy-Izzy with Daddy on the Tea Cups
My tired munchkins watching Daddy on the Tower of Terror
My little princess watching the Disney fireworks
There was a tremendous outpouring of support and prayer when I posted about Maggie a couple months ago. Many of you wrote and some dear ones sent letters and care packages to this amazing woman. Would you again “dirty your knees” on behalf of this sweet family. Hospice began treating her in her home a couple weeks ago when it became apparent that these are her last days. They have said that they think she is now in her final hours. Maggies in-laws have moved home from being missionaries overseas to help Jordan and the kids through these next months. The family has gathered to love on her in these last moments. My prayer has been that the Lord will take her quickly. The tumor is in a part of her brain that controls respiration and we are all praying that it will not be a long struggle. She is ready and has a peace, knowing that her Lord is waiting with open arms and that it is time to go HOME! Pray for her precious little ones and loving husband as they grieve an unimaginable loss!
Again, it would be my pleasure to pass on messages, letters or prayers for Jordan or the children if the Lord so leads.
Sharing below what her husband posted a day ago…such sweet devotion!
“Still amazed by my beautiful bride. After all these years, I have no idea why she married me….so glad she was not more discerning! Tonight, as she was lying in her bed, resting peacefully, I asked her whether she was afraid of dying. Although she can no longer speak, she squeezed my hand indicating that she was not. Then I asked her if she was looking forward to seeing the Father and she emphatically squeezed my hand saying “Yes!”
I am so proud of her! Her courage, her grace, her hopeful perseverance. I am reminded of Paul’s declaration in Romans 5…
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
(Romans 5:1-5 ESV)
She’s still teaching me…still loving me…and is still the love of my life!”
