Grieving Continues

It is probably because Valentine's Day is tomorrow and my Valentine is no longer here, but February has been a weepy and down month. Valentine's is a day of love and sweethearts. Mine is gone but his love lives on within me. He will always be with me in sweet memories! This Valentine's memory came up on my Facebook feed today from 3 years ago. Jerry and I went out to dinner on February 13 of that year which turned out to be 11 days before his stroke. What a lot changed in such a short time. Life is certainly not a guarantee. Live every day to its full extent being sure you tell those you love that you do!



My third editor is sending back her edits on the rest of the chapters. She suggested I need one more chapter because felt it left her hanging. I will be working on an Epilogue rather than adding chapter 19. This project seems to be never ending!

Last week, I had a great trip to Boerne, Texas to see my sister, Linda, and two cousins, Joetta and Brenda. We had a wonderful visit reminiscing. Our mothers were three sisters so we are truly connected in many ways. Brenda brought old scrapbooks and pictures for us to look through. It was a memory-making visit.

I have been reading about Moses again in my yearly readings. Two scriptures stood out to me this time.

Exodus 33:17 - " And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”

It is so cool God knows us by name! Someone once said that if God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it! How amazing is that for him to know us so personally. He had our lives written in a notebook before we were born! Wonder how big His library of notebooks is?

Exodus 34:10 - "Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world.The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you."

My time during the stroke is a testimony to the second scripture. God certainly did wonders for me and Jerry during our 22 months. He was truly amazing and I want to share that with so many others!

Today I am thankful for:

1. Naps in the afternoon.
2. That I am NOT still living in Wisconsin and teaching in Minnesota with all the snow there right now.
3. Getting my walking in this morning at the gym with Kelly Ann.
4. Helping to take care of the children this morning at Bible Study Fellowship.
5. Working on my taxes to have them done and off my list before I go to Israel next month. (Now to pay them when I get back!)
6. Going to see the twins tomorrow night after a 2 week break. I miss them.
7. Such wonderful memories of my Valentine.
8. The love we shared for over 50 years sustaining me through this time of year.
9. God knowing me by name.
10. The amazing things God has done and continues to do in my life.