... and a new season of life began!
Our Summer Joy |
Life is not a journey you want to make on autopilot because things can change in a moment. My beautiful daughter, Summer Joy, was born March 2, 1989. She had no major problems except for a two- to three-year developmental delay. She was learning, thriving in school, and taking no medications. Just like her name, she was full of sunshine and
joy. Then on May 25, 2002, our lives changed forever. That Saturday was filled with the typical things—shopping, eating out, doing laundry, planting flowers outside, having dinner, and then preparing for church the next morning. During Summer’s bath that evening, I ran downstairs to change the clothes from the washer to the dryer. As I passed the bottom of the stairs, I heard a dreadful cry that said, “Summer is in pain; something terrible has happened.” The small stuff of life became insignificant at that moment, and the long nightmare of 911 calls, hospital visits, brain surgeries, and diminishing health began. |
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"You see, Summer belongs to God. He allows us to love her and look after her, but she belongs to Him. He will see to her; with that, I choose to put my trust in Him."
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"Perhaps your period of waiting is God’s way of showing you He doesn’t want you to seek answers—He wants you to seek Him." "It is only in our rest and in His refuge that we become wooed by our Redeemer." "The Bible, sharper than any two-edged sword, contains desert psalms that can become your battle cry." |
