I hardly know where to begin to describe all the activities and blessings of the weekend. It started with Daddy's arrival home Friday morning after being gone all week at the National Sales Meeting. As we drove from the cell phone waiting area to the terminal to get Erik, I was excitedly telling Luke that Daddy was finally home. Probably the most telling statement from Luke's mouth about Daddy's absence was what emerged at that moment. "Another Daddy?" He had been seeing other kids' daddies all week! I told him, "No, Baby! Our Daddy! Our Daddy!" When he saw Erik through the window he began to happily chirp, "Our Daddy! Our Daddy!" We spent the rest of the day together as a family.
Friday evening Erik and I attended a former student's high school graduation. Amazingly, this is a student I had as an 8th and 9th grader before we moved. She herself relocated to the same region and we have maintained contact. This is no coincidence. This is a student that we had worked with extensively, inviting her and taking her to church, at a time in her life when she needed a few caring adults and more importantly, Christ. Her acceptance of the Savior in our car after church one night was simply one of the coolest things God has ever done through us. Watching her graduate Friday night brought tears of joy to my eyes. I am still overwhelmed at the goodness of God and His faithfulness. I am also reminded that with man there are things that seem impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Saturday brought continued blessings as the Grandmas came to work on the new nursery. Before the day was even half over, these two amazing ladies had packed, cleared, cleaned and prepared a room for our new arrival. Erik moved some furniture and Oma ran the vacuum. What a blessing to go into that room now and experience feelings of calm and peace instead of stress and anxiety. I love it when God answers prayer through those we love and can thank publicly. THE GRANDMAS ROCK! Many thanks, ladies. :-)
Sunday afternoon we attended a graduation open house for a young lady from my BSF Senior Level Class. Wow. This young lady was a blessing to have in the group this year, consistently applying the truths of God's Word to her life and providing thoughts during discussion time that challenged me to look at my own life. It was a pure delight to welcome her to "grown-up" land and invite her over for coffee sometime this week. Sisters in Christ come in all ages and stages of life. Pretty cool.
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