Two Years Later...

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Amanda's departure for Heaven. We still miss her SO MUCH and think of her everyday. I dreamed of her last night. It was like a series of videos of her. In all of the videos, she was happy and dancing. That's what I imagine she may be doing daily since she went home to God. The dream gave me comfort. I know she's in a better place.

Once again, we've had an eventful year. A great deal on a great house in a great neighborhood fell in our laps this past fall and we moved in October, just in time to miss the floods that decimated the RV park we'd been living in. God saw fit to remove us from there just in His perfect timing. Funny thing is, we'd stopped shopping for a house and it was church friends who told us about this one. God works in mysterious ways.

We've begun foster parenting and we also sponsor two lovely children through World Vision. We are winding down the photography business and want to focus on what God has for us. We want to further His Kingdom instead of our own.

Rachel had a beautiful baby girl back in November and Jessica and Paul are about to have a baby boy any day now. I am hoping this weekend, but God is in charge. We will be up to six grandchildren very soon. Thank you Jesus.

I went back to work for GE, closing my own business, in order to qualify for a mortgage. I REALLY miss the freedom of being self employed, but do enjoy the "security" (as if there is such a thing) of a job.

We know that Amanda is interceding for us with The LORD. She can be very persistent when she wants something. The change we've seen in our lives and extended family is nothing short of amazing. There are a few hold outs that we're constantly praying for, but we know God has a plan for their lives.

We miss Amanda indeed, but have a blessed assurance that we will see her again soon, thanks to the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

If you don't know Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, the time is now. Confess your sins to Him and ask Him to be the Lord of your life and he will surely forgive you and adopt you into His family. You will be born again and free to spend eternity in Heaven. Please ask now, while you are still alive. Amanda did.