Once again I have so many things running through my mind this morning. I dont have a clear memory of last nights dream, but I know it involved traveling and Alex and Grant. Our family loves to travel. Grant, Alex and I have shared some amazing experiences. Grants cousin, Ronnie, told us once to use our money on making memories while Alex was young. He said things like cars and house updating should come after memory-making. He was so right. Grant was the trip planner in our family. He loved to scour the internet for deals. He was quite the bargain hunter. His friends used to laugh at him for that, but we were able to do some wonderful things without spending more than we had. Im so grateful for those trips. I have albums full of photographs labeled by years. Im not sure what Alexs favorite trip is, but I think mine is the Seattle-Alaska trip. We spent a week in Seattle, exploring, and then took a cruise to Alaska. We saw some amazing sights. Its good to have those memories. I loved the year we spent together in Europe. Many of you know that Grant and I volunteered with Eastern European Missions and World Bible School based in Vienna, Austria. We were there from August 1990 until August 1991. The former Soviet bloc countries were just opening up to us. We taught English Using the Bible classes in Russia, Hungary and Bulgaria. I have heard from three of Grants students. We loved Sofia, Bulgaria. We love Milena, Violeta, and Nellie. We taught in Bulgaria the summers of 1991-94, and fell in love. I remember the last time we flew out of Sofias airport. I looked down on the city and cried knowing deep down we probably would not have the opportunity to return. I remember the sorrow of leaving so many we love, but the anticipation of seeing our family at home. I remember telling Grant that there is a scripture in Philippians 3:20. But our citizenship is in heaven. I remember telling him that I thought we were feeling that tension between wanting to stay with those we love, but wanting to be with our family whom we also loved. Thats how we felt about death. We want to stay here with those we love, but we also want to be with our Father. Grant is home. Im happy for him. Have a blessed day. You are loved.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:02:43 +0000
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