Just Because

My husband left flowers on my Jeep for me this morning while I was at Bible Class. No special reason. They are beautiful.

2007

This is the time of year businesses do inventories. So If we did an inventory of our lives what would we find.
For the most part this has been a good year. We are healthy. We have a good marriage, not just happy on the outside to convince others. After all these years we are still each others best friend, ask either of us and we'd tell you that.
Tawnya has grown into a beautiful and caring young lady that any parents would be proud of. She has never been the type to be materialistic, it matters more to her to know she is loved and put first. She knows what she wants in life and is working towards it. The most important thing is she is a good Christian lady.
The past year with our foster son has been difficult. I can't go into anymore, but we just hope some day the life lessons we have tried to teach him will sink in.
We had a scary few weeks with our neice and still not sure what the future holds but for now it's ok and in God's hands.
My dad had another fight with cancer this year, it took his voice for a while, at least on the outside. He had a clean bill of health on his last visit. But he and mom both are facing the problems that come with getting older. They can no longer drive at night. But you won't hear any complaints. They have spent their lives for God, they hardly ever miss a gospel meeting in the area but with not being able to drive at night some things change. But not the way you think. My dad finds the good in everything, even that. People know how much going to those meetings mean to them, there are now people offering to drive them to worship. People who didn't go before. My dad says this is a good thing his not being able to drive, this is the way to get people to worship. My dad has been such an example, so many people talk the Bible but not many really live it. One thing that has always shown a side of my dad, is the fact that he has had arthritas, has for years and sometimes can't even get out of bed. many times I have seen him have to use a cane or crutches. But to this day, even with all that, heart surgeries, etc, he has never gotten a handicap sticker for his car to be able to make the walk easier. He say's there is someone who needs it worse than me. Yet you see people who walk fine and just want sympathy use those. It just shows what being a real christian is about. My mom and dad both have been examples of honesty, and christian faith, God blessed me when he gave them to me for parents. My husband loves them also and they him and I know they would do anything for us.
The other blessing in my life is my mother and father in law, my husband has a wonderful relationship with his parents. They have always been there and supported us in anything we do. They have told me numerous times how blessed they feel that I am their daughter in law and what a blessing I have been to their son. But I am blessed to have inlaws that feel that way.
God has blessed our lives, not with lots of a material things that some people try to pass off as happiness but with love, and commitment to our family.
I do know that their isn't a better husband or father than the man I am proud to be married to.
So this year has been a good one, it's had it's scary times, and rough times but God never promised us an easy life, just that he would be there for us.