Adrienne

Here is a picture of the snowman that the kids made during our brief winter storm. What happened during the storm is a testimony to the amazing grace of our wonderful Lord. You see, a huge winter storm was predicted, with blizzard conditions and several inches of snow, and this all during Adrienne's funeral. Well, we all prayed and I admit I worried more than prayed which is so not good... Anyway, the morning of the funeral, Sat. morning, we had very little snow the night before and the roads were FINE! Amazing! They were wet but fine. Then right after the funeral it started snowing really heavy and it was beautiful. But it NEVER stuck to the roads! And guess what? Adrienne loved snow! They found a poem that she had just written and it was called something like, "Winter Wonderland Cinderella." I am sure I didn't get that name right but you get the idea. The counties around us had a storm but we had the grace of God, all because of Adrienne. God will change the weather for just one that He loves. During her funeral, everyone talked of Adrienne's great love for God. She really had a love affair with Him! And guess what else? At least three or four people gave their hearts to the Lord at her funeral!

So Adrienne's funeral really got me to thinking about what I really want out of life. I really gave it some thought. I thought of lots and lots of things that I want for me and my family. But most of all, for myself, I want peace, love, and joy in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. If you think about it, what more can any person really want? I mean you can have all sorts of things that money can buy and still be very unhappy. But that is the thing I want most of all. So I am going to seek after that with all my heart. Peace, love, and joy in fellowship with the Holy Spirit can only come from an intimate relationship with God. It can only come when we die completely to ourselves and can truly say, "It is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me. The life I now live, I live by faith in the Son of God." I have a LONG ways to go, but Praise the Lord, I am on my way!