Grammy's Joy 2

Yesterday I was at a memorial for a friend who's daughter I had prayed for, for several years, while she was out working on her testimony.  It was a happy occasion, because she is with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8) and it was unhappy because she left behind 7 children. The grandmother, who is my friend, and all the aunts and sisters are trying to keep the children together.  What hard decisions they must face.  I can't imagine all that must be done and grieving too.  The pressure must be unbearable. I will be praying for this family forever.  ♡ My last post was in February.  We didn't know what was ahead of us that day.  We had just enjoyed Valentine's day and were looking ahead to the next month when we would celebrate our 43rd anniversary.  But within the next week we were spending most of our time at the hospital concerned for my husband's sister. We brought, his Mom and her dog, to our house to care for them while his sister was in the hospital....

When I went out to the mail box just now and I had an old feeling of joy that I used to have as a kid. The sky is full of light grey clouds and the wind is blowing crisp air. There is special brilliance about the day that is not seen when the sun is out. I remember being a kid and loving days like this. The crispness of the air and the wind blowing on my face and tossing my hair was a wonderful feeling. Trying to keep my dress down, when I was a kid, wasn't fun but someho w I managed. Girls these days are blessed to be able to wear pants to school. I didn't want to come inside then or today. I just wanted to bask in the crispness of the air and look into the cloudy heavens, thinking how beautiful every day, no matter if it is sunny or cool, windy or calm, wet or dry, is a blessing from God. And, once again I had that thought: "If this beautiful world is tainted, what must heaven be like? How beautiful it must be, and it is a beauty we ...

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