What TODAY means.

The 22 day of February.

02-22-00 Tuesday was a horrible, horrible day. Though most of the day is a blur, I do remember the hopeless realization that we would never know our precious baby on this Earth. The pain was unbearable. But the heartbreak has never completely gone away. I can't even begin to describe it so I won't try.

02-22-01 Thursday was a wonderful, beautiful day. Though most of the day is a blur, I do remember the glorious realization that we were given a precious, tiny soul to love!
Peyton Charles West @ 7lbs 15 oz was a perfect black headed bundle of joy! His eyes were so dark they were hardly blue like a newborns. They are still the darkest eyes I've ever seen! I saw him for a second and the nurse took him to the other side of the room to weigh him. I asked Larry, "Who does he look like?" He replied, "Papa Charles." and he still does. He was rightly named. I whispered into his ear, "Jesus loves you. There is but one true God. Mommy & Daddy will always love you but Jesus will always love you more." Everyone who saw him that day fell in love with him but not like his brothers. He grew to be so funny, so stubborn and so very smart. He gave his heart to Jesus this June and has a true desire for God. The things he talks about and the questions he asks are unreal. He is such a blessing to our family and I can't imagine life without him.

02-22-04 During a routine Sunday Night service, God reached down and simply touched me. He healed me of the horrible Depression that had lingered in my life that began in this day in 2000. I cannot explain it. I just know that God touched me ever so gently and I felt Hope that I hadn't felt in 4 years. I felt Joy and I felt that God REALLY, REALLY loved me. I am amazed every day that a few minutes in the presence of God took away 4 years of pain. I praise Him for this wonderful gift. Why, I will never know.

02-22-09 God allowed our church to feel His awesome Love again tonight when He touched a wonderful Saint of God in our night service. It is wonderful to know that God is ever mindful of us and He always wants to heal our hearts, not just our physical bodies.

If you feel or have ever felt the awful hopelessness of Depression- just remember God has a day for you. I don't know the day-but He does.

Hang on.

It is so worth it.

-Sondra

A Tiny Glimpse of Springtime!

I just LOVE days like today....I've got the radio on while I straighten my kitchen,

The dryer is humming with the last of the hunting clothes to be put away
for another year.

The weather is perfect today, I've got the back door open! Yay! It makes me feel so cheery to have the door open, sun shining in- I hear the birds chirping, the squeak, squeak of Peyton's boundless energy on the trampoline and a dull thud of Gavin's arrows making their way to the bulls' eye.

I just love Spring. We are planning what we want to plant- flowers, tomatos, peppers-can't wait.

Enjoy your springtime- whatever it means to you!