Greetings! I think a few people think I fell off the face of the earth judging by a few emails I got!
I am indeed still here. I took a few days to go and visit my folks out in Rapid, and spent a couple of glorious days at the cabin...that is my favorite thing to do. Waking each morning to the sound of the creek running swiftly, and the sound of the forest, and nothing but the forest....I love to sit on the deck with a cup of coffee and just "be". This year, Chris came out, a cup of coffee in hand and joined me. It was very sweet. But it is also good to be home. I missed my hubby!

Chris still isn't feeling well. The chronic cough (scary at times) is not improving, despite the many medications. We have to add another one now, so that brings his daily total to 11 pills. Quite a bit for an 8 year old. I will be very glad when we have some conclusive answers to what is going on with him. He has a pulmonary function test tomorrow AM, then meets with the pulminologist in August. Until then, pray for him please.

While we were in Rapid, a young boy and his father were killed in a motorcycle accident. The young boy was 8, the same as Chris. There deaths are weighing very heavy on my thoughts and heart today. I can only imagine what the mother and sibling are going through. A tragedy few can imagine and no one should need to experience. We turn to God to ask "WHY???" but the answers will never be clear. We just need to hold on to the faith that God is holding little hunter in his arms now, and that he is in the most incredible and beautiful place with his father, both earthly and eternal.
I truly believe I will live to see the Lord's goodness. Psalm 27:13

I can't begin to imagine why children leave us early, but I will sit and listen for God, and I will pray for the family that have lost so much. I hope you all join me.

Life is short, unpredictable and we have no guaranteed tomorrow. Please find a reason to be joyful today, and everyday.

Julie