Today marks an important anniversary - unbelievably I graduated from high school 14 years ago!?! How can that be; it feels like yesterday. This week was actually filled with days of remembrance.
June 24th marks the 35th anniversary of my grandfather's death - I never knew him. My grandmother was left with 9 children ranging from 21 (my mom) down to 3 years old. She had to learn to drive and go out to find a job. But God was faithful, providing a church who has always stood in the gap, just as He continues to hold her hand today.
June 25th marks my baptism 15 years ago. What a journey is has been! And I'm still discovering, on a daily basis, what my faith really means to me and what it looks like to be the hands and feet of Christ each and every day.
We kind of share a connection... Last September it was 30 years since my Dad died, leaving my mom with 5 kids ages 7 (me) to 15, 18,20 and 21. She had to learn to manage a farm, having never managed her own bank account, and work with an accountant, a lawyer (my dad didn't have a will and land was all in his name) and keep the tasks of a dairy & grain farm going DURING harvest!
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marilyn
Yes indeed we do!
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