Thursday, January 8, 2009

Whirlwind

It seems like a whirlwind of a week, with most of it seeming like a dream, no, I mean a nightmare. It was just too painful to accept that Matt was gone. Poor Becky is so heartbroken, I can not even imagine how intense her pain is. Those boys are her life and now she must go on. PLEASE, I know some of you are prayer warriors, PLEASE keep praying for Becky as often as you think about her. I should post a picture of her, because if you saw her, you couldn't help but want do something for her. She and Matt both shared this zesty personality that magnetized you to them. Neither of them know what a stranger looks like and are just precious people. Keith and I just ache for her so much, and if you could just lift her name up to the Lord, I would be indebted to you.

As difficult of a week that it has been, I must brag about how wonderfully my boys have been through this horrible time. They sat at the funeral home for over six hours on the pew without complaining once. The 18 hour drive did not sprout one single argument or incident in any way. I have told them over and over how proud I am of how they were able to make a very sad situation easier to deal with.

It feels so good to be home - we got in last night at 2am!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Perspective

One phone call can change your perspective, especially when on the other end, the news is really bad. Our nephew, Matt, was killed today in a car accident. It is Keith's sister's older son. He was 22 years old. We are all in shock. His two half-brothers are in critical condition, they are 10 and 13 years old. It is every parent's nightmare to lose a child. Please add Keith's family to your prayers, especially his sister, Becky, and their father, Scott, and of course the two brothers.

We are headed to Louisiana in the morning - we'd appreciate prayer cover for our travels.

Hug those kids tightly tonight and Thank God for each minute with them.

Update: We are home, but sadly have to report that Ben, the 10 year old brother, did not survive.