God is good all the time….
Guide my footsteps according to your Word. Let no sin rule over me – Psalm 119:133
I get asked often how the children are doing…
I used to refer to them as kids….
I thought it was endearing….
The Lord put it on my healed wife’s heart that baby goats are kids…
We have children of God….
A quiver full of them….
There is power in our words….
I am starting to refer to them as our Children….
I think of my healed wife every time I have to correct myself….
I still live as if she is right beside me….
Because she is….
In our hearts……
The children are doing well….
I think….
Each processing in their own way….
They clearly long for my time….
They long for family time….
We talk a lot….
I ask alot of questions…
They ask a lot of questions….
Can we get back to our traditional family activities….
The ones that were put on hold over the last 6 months…
Family game night….
Movie night…
Going to the gym together…
I never realized how important they were until the questions started rolling in….
Family time is important to them….
When I had the discussion to prepare them that her healing might be in heaven….
Not on earth….
and real soon….
Lots of tears….
Fear seemed to be absent….
Just sorrow….
Then joy over her healing in heaven…..
Over her presence with Jesus….
Then the questions started…
The first….
Not what I expected….
Will you remarry…..
A brief moment of silence as I collected a response….
I explained that God gave me one perfect lady in my life….
Mommy…..
I assured them my focus would be on them…
By the time Joseph was out of the house, I would have a dog….
I would be just fine…..
They are genuinely worried about me….
Each one has become just a little more affectionate with displaying their love to me…
Actually a lot more…..
Their hugs are longer…..
Tighter…..
More genuine…..
Not an obligation to hug me back….
But a need…..
We are drawing closer as a family….
The individual relationships growing deeper….
What the enemy meant for evil God is turning to good….
Where are we now….
We have always done a roll call when we get in the car….
Mary Grace….
Yes sir……
Are you buckled in…..
Yes sir….
Joseph…..
Yes sir…..
Are you buckled in…..
Yes sir…..
Checking to be sure I did not forget anyone…..
Buckled in is a bonus…..
We would run through the whole car….
Ending with mommy….
We still end with Mommy…..
The children respond for her…..
In their best angelic voices…..
Yesssssssss sirrrrrrrrrrr……
She is always with us…..
We keep her in our hearts everywhere we go….
One breath at a time…
He is guiding us…..
All the time God is good…….
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