November 25, 2010

• Thankful for a Faithful God

  If anyone hasn’t read my latest posts, I will recap what has happened to my mother in law, Jesse’s step-mother.

  Her husband (Jesse’s dad) died from Alzheimer’s on November 10th, his funeral was November 13th.

  On November 16th, her mother died suddenly of a massive heart attack, her mother’s funeral was on November 20th.

  I’ve cried out to God to bring comfort and peace to my mother in law.  I’ve asked Him to take good care of my mother in law, as all of the holidays approach and she prepares to have her first (of many) experiences alone, without her husband by her side.

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  Picking up the story from there:

  I sent her a CD of a capella songs by The Antrim Mennonite Choir, “Amazing Grace,”  and a little book my friend, Tina, sent while I was going through chemo, last year.  “In Him Will I Trust” by M. Basilea Schlink.  In fact, Tina sent the CD to me, also. 

  The book is chocked full of comforting truths about our Lord God.  I prayed it would minister to my mother in law and I carefully picked a bookmark with an appropriate message.  “Randomly” (I thought!), I placed the bookmark in the book and mailed everything to my mother in law last Friday, when I knew we wouldn’t be able to come back for her mother’s funeral.

  She called me yesterday and was raving about how much she liked the songs on the CD.  EVERY SINGLE SONG was bringing her comfort and peace.

  She said she looked at the little booklet when it arrived, but didn’t open it.  She said she was too tired to read.  But, the next day, she opened the book to the page where I’d placed the bookmark and read the the short message in large print, the only thing on that page (I don’t remember what she said), and she immediately felt the presence of our loving, Father.

  I was so grateful that I obeyed the urgings I felt from the Holy Spirit (to mail that particular music and book) and that the package had been helpful to her. 

  Thank you, Lord!

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  But, before she hung up, she said,

  “Oh!  I almost forgot to tell you.  For two days a strange (unknown) number has been showing up on my phone’s Caller ID.  I had no idea who was calling me, because my Caller ID said it was a local radio station.  I don’t even listen to that station. 

  So, I called the number back and told the girl who answered someone was calling me from there, but I knew no one who worked at the station and had no idea why they would keep calling me. 

  She asked my name, I told her, and she said, ‘Oh!  Hi!  Just a moment, please!’”

  Then my mother in law told me,

  “A man got on the phone and asked, “Are you the woman who lost her husband and then your mother 6 days later?”

  She hesitantly said, “Yes.  That happened to me.”

  He continued, “Our station has picked you to receive a fully cooked Thanksgiving dinner to serve 10 people. We will also supply a 24 case of Coca Cola.  That last thing you need to worry about is cooking a Thanksgiving meal for your family.  We will deliver it between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday.  Is that alright?”

  CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  The whole story made me cry. 

                               

  I am SO thankful that we have a God we can trust and depend on.  A God who loves us, His children, so much that He can’t stand to watch our hearts break without doing something to help us.

  While you list all of the things you are thankful for today (your house, your food, your family, your health, etc) DON’T FORGOT TO THANK GOD FOR BEING ACTIVE AND EVER PRESENT IN YOUR LIFE! 

  For being FAITHFULLY in COVENANT with us.

  I wish you could see the big grin on my face as I marvel at the size of universe and how God reached down to help one person who’s heart is broken, right now.

  May each of you have a VERY “thankful” Thanksgiving, and

  Be Blessed  ~

   

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