Seasons of Life

I just had my first cup of coffee in a Christmas mug.  Somehow it tasted wonderful.  We have only started the decorating and are in the dark before the dawn stage...MESS!  Somehow it always manages to look festive and nice.  We want to make this time special even if we are alone without family close by.  It is a time to marvel at God’s promise fulfilled and His mercy and love.  

A few days ago, I managed to once again mess up my normal life.  Dressed to walk, I stepped off the porch and right into a turned right ankle.  Having broken the other ankle THAT way 9 years ago, I was not in the mood to do it again.  As I went through the shock of the pain and what that pain did to my body (nausea, fainting, sweating weird, weakness, chills and shivering)...I wondered how in the world I would climb the steep flight of stairs into our church building with a cast and crutches!!!  Not a nice thought.  Gratefully, it is just sprained...and I am supposed to be off of it (discovered I simply CANNOT use crutches and walk on my left foot without losing my balance!)...so I am trying to be good and keep it soaked, medicated, wrapped and up.  It makes for interesting decorating technique! 

Chalo and I are talking a lot about our kids and my dad and how much we miss them.  It would be so nice to live closer to them and have a more “normal” life in terms of seeing each other.  We are coming into the stage in life where our energy is less, our bodies don’t have the strength they used to have, and we miss seeing family.  My mom (who is with the Lord) used to say “we get so hungry to see you”.  I get it now.  And I miss my mom.  Both of us were blessed to have godly moms who lived that example and prayed faithfully for us.  

Since we are learning how to use the blog site...this letter is late in being added.  The house is decorated,  my foot is slowly regaining strength if I treat it carefully and I DID climb the steps to church only huffing a bit.  We do want to thank you for your prayers and encouragement to us.  A HUG for each of you.