Life With Us...

Every time I return "home" to YV, I am reminded of God's goodness. He has shown me such grace. He used such ordinary people, doing the most common every day things to achieve the extraordinary in my life. I was reminded tonight in a conversation with "mom" that I learned to do all I know how to do (as a housewife, that is), by simply watching "my ladies" live their lives. I'd go to their homes and visit and watch them iron clothes, do dishes, make beds, fix dinner or other daily chores and that is how I learned to do those things. There is much I would never had known how to do of those ladies (some widows and some not) hadn't opened their lives, their homes and been willing to invest their time. It brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing God I have. He loves me enough to gift me so many dear people to prepare me, to teach me, to guide me to become the person He intended, so I could do the job He has for me. It's overwhelming to s...

I was enduring the "joy" of paying bills (suppose there should be some gratitude for the fact that the money is there for us to be ABLE to pay out bills, but yeah…), and I happened across a letter from a friend written in 2007. There wasn't anything special about the letter. It was just an update on her life at the moment. I could have easily thrown away the letter back then. But yesterday it was a bittersweet treasure. This dear one is still alive and welcomes visits whenever I can get there, but I know I will never get another letter written in that writing. And I know I may not see her again on this side of eternity. Finding the letter brought back pleasant memories of her and her fellow widow ladies. What a sweet group of ladies they were, and she is the last one still here… when she leaves… it will be the end of a special chapter in my life… Oh I am so thankful God gives us good memories to store in our hearts and mind and to remember, even when those memories may m...