Vera & John
Here is our wedding album for those of you who would love to see our wedding pictures! It was a great day weather wise and all. We felt very blessed and loved. All you need to do to see the album is click on "Vera & John" above. We hope you enjoy the story they tell!
Friday, January 24, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
New Beginnings
Finally I'm taking some time to write! I noticed I have not written anything since November 20, 2013. Time certainly has a way of flying by, especially when life is good and there is plenty of happy things going on. Yes that is the feeling I've had the last few months - happiness. Is it because I never remember Tom or don't mourn his loss, no not at all. It is because I have great hope in Jesus and because He has given me a very wonderful new husband in John, Tom's brother. We share loss in the fact that we both lost our spouses, but we also share great faith in the hope we will see them again in heaven and feel daily the comfort only God can give us through the faith we have in Jesus. This has been our experience as well as the enjoyment of discovering new love together.
What have we been up to? Well after our marathon Thanksgiving Day with my family we went to southern California and celebrated Thanksgiving again with our foster daughter's family and also an early Christmas. Going back home we prepared for Christmas and had three parties - two at our house and one with John's family at his grandson's home. Then John and I took off for Alabama and another Christmas celebration with my sister's family which we finished in Nashville to celebrate the New Year. After all this we both felt so blessed to have a large family and have the health to travel to all these places and sound minds to socialize this often. We had some great adventures as my sister lost power in her house minutes before her Christmas dinner was cooked. It was able to finish with the heat still in the oven and the food was amazing. We enjoyed 3 1/2 hours by candlelight and flashlights eating and opening gifts. We were also thankful that day was not the 16 degrees that came a week later. Brrrr! John and I left the day before their 1 degree temperature in Nashville, it was only 18 degrees and we learned how to scape a windshield as well as deal with frozen water bottles but we made it to our flight on time and back to sunny California. Actually it's too sunny here! We are praying and praying for some rain. We really take for granted our power and water and food most of the time in America!
John and I never want to take our health for granted or life itself as we both know it can change in a flash. Three friends have lost their spouses this past year and we grieve anew with each one knowing just what they are going through. Two weeks ago John lost his last living sibling, his sweet sister Margie. Then the other day our foster family lost a very healthy father riding a bike and being hit by a car! Another widow alone and kids and grandkids without that special person in their lives! We know life is fragile and we believe we must handle with prayer. We need to cling to verses like 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
I believe in Jesus, that He came to die for our wrongs to make us right with God and make us acceptable for heaven. He rose from the grave and after many people were eye witnesses to his coming back to life, they also saw Him ascend into heaven where He waits for the day He will come again to make a perfect Kingdom. Revelation 21:4 "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
I don't know about you but I can't wait! It gives lots of hope for everyone who has gone through sickness and death.
May you all have this wonderful hope of being expected in heaven!
What have we been up to? Well after our marathon Thanksgiving Day with my family we went to southern California and celebrated Thanksgiving again with our foster daughter's family and also an early Christmas. Going back home we prepared for Christmas and had three parties - two at our house and one with John's family at his grandson's home. Then John and I took off for Alabama and another Christmas celebration with my sister's family which we finished in Nashville to celebrate the New Year. After all this we both felt so blessed to have a large family and have the health to travel to all these places and sound minds to socialize this often. We had some great adventures as my sister lost power in her house minutes before her Christmas dinner was cooked. It was able to finish with the heat still in the oven and the food was amazing. We enjoyed 3 1/2 hours by candlelight and flashlights eating and opening gifts. We were also thankful that day was not the 16 degrees that came a week later. Brrrr! John and I left the day before their 1 degree temperature in Nashville, it was only 18 degrees and we learned how to scape a windshield as well as deal with frozen water bottles but we made it to our flight on time and back to sunny California. Actually it's too sunny here! We are praying and praying for some rain. We really take for granted our power and water and food most of the time in America!
John and I never want to take our health for granted or life itself as we both know it can change in a flash. Three friends have lost their spouses this past year and we grieve anew with each one knowing just what they are going through. Two weeks ago John lost his last living sibling, his sweet sister Margie. Then the other day our foster family lost a very healthy father riding a bike and being hit by a car! Another widow alone and kids and grandkids without that special person in their lives! We know life is fragile and we believe we must handle with prayer. We need to cling to verses like 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
I believe in Jesus, that He came to die for our wrongs to make us right with God and make us acceptable for heaven. He rose from the grave and after many people were eye witnesses to his coming back to life, they also saw Him ascend into heaven where He waits for the day He will come again to make a perfect Kingdom. Revelation 21:4 "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
I don't know about you but I can't wait! It gives lots of hope for everyone who has gone through sickness and death.
May you all have this wonderful hope of being expected in heaven!
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