Do Over

This has been one of those weeks that you would like to do over. And when I say do over, I don't mean I want to do it again the same. I wish it could all be different. Tuesday we got word that one of our church partners, who was 36 weeks pregnant, lost her baby. It was so terrible! Today we are having a funeral/memorial service for her. Her name was Grayson Strong Butler. Please remember Joey and Gretchen Butler in your prayers. They need strength in the next weeks, and months. They are strong people and I have seen God work through them already but today is going to be hard. Pray for Philip today also because he is doing some of the service. He has really worked hard on the right words. You know how emotional he is and I want him to be able to make it through without falling apart. We also had another emergency within our church. A family being torn apart and there is really nothing you can do. Pray for Dawn as she tries to balance taking care of her own family while helping her brother. (God knows who Dawn is) I have mentioned our friend in Hattiesburg, Mike Madaris. He had 6 rounds of his treatments this week and seems to be doing fairly well. We have some other friends from our days in Hattiesburg that are going through an unimaginable time right now. Jason has been going through chemo for leukemia the last 8 months or so. This week he took a turn for the worst and is now on a ventilator with no brain activity. He has a wife and 3 small children. Please pray for them all. I can't imagine what is going on with that family.

Soooooo, as you can see, I'm just about done emotionally. I'm ready for some brighter days. Philip always says it seems to come in threes. I'm glad we are past that point. Let's start over with a new day!!

I don't think, in a long time, that I have spent so many late night hours thanking God for my children and my husband. It's times like these that you don't want to take anything for granted. Thanks for praying for all of our friends.