Today we went to church as a family for the first time in a couple of months. Aubrey and I had been to church a few times while Ryan was in the hospital, but Ryan hadn't been with us since February. It was nice to go together. Mike's sermon this morning was about having hope in God even during emergencies and suffering and I felt so blessed by the message. We have had so much hope and joy in the Lord, even through Ryan's cancer. It wouldn't have been our choice to uproot in the middle of the school year and move to Columbus, but that's what we were to do, but we were blessed so much by it.
While Ryan was in the hospital, my mom was able to come stay with me so that Aubrey could be in Columbus with me the whole time. I was able to work from the hospital and went to a few meetings and workshops while in Columbus, so I've had to take very few sick days (I sort of like working from home :). Aubrey was able to see Ryan most days he was in the hospital, so neither one of them had too much time to miss the other. When Ryan got out of the hospital, we were able to spend 10 whole days together as a family. We went to the zoo and the playground with Aubrey a lot. We have found joy in many things throughout the past year.
We are back home and Aubrey wants to swing and play and we have no place for her to do that, luckily Sandy has a nice play set at her house and Aubrey's birthday is this summer, so we've started looking for ideas for a playset for her. She does have a swing that Ryan is working on getting put up so that at least she can swing.
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5: 1-5.
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April,
ReplyDeleteIt's been so encouraging to read your blog for the past several months, after Gretta told me about it. I am so glad that God has been faithful to your family. Thanks for posting so regularly - you've been prayed for lots because of it. Blessings to you today! Prayers will continue from Colorado!
-Kate U (from Huntington days)