A Word from Worship
Greetings New Life Church family and friends -
As I write this article it is May 28th. We just celebrated Memorial day and the beginning of summer. I have been a little uneasy and maybe even a little afraid of this day, because you see, it's Don's birthday. People, in their concern, have cautioned me that this could be a very difficult day. Not just difficult but occasionally downright devastating. I have really been doing quite well over the past several months. Even my family has expressed their encouragement about how well I've done emotionally. My frustration and anxiety over the last four months was with my weeks of pneumonia-lengthy (6) weeks of ugly illness. Then, shortly after I got back on my feet, I injured the tendon in my wrist. And for those of you still waiting for thank-you notes, that injury left me unable to hold a pen and even write. They are coming! Those things and the fact that I had major abdominal surgery 3 weeks ago have been my stress inducers. I am finally, gratefully, able to get back to work and to worship every Sunday. I am blessed that my church family welcomes me back with open arms and lots of love. Of course, I miss Don every day. He truly was the better half of me. We always worked together; in fact, we did everything together. But we talked openly about how things would be when either of us were called home. We also prayed about it together and God, as always, blessed us with his passing. Someone asked me to explain how I could mean his passing was beautiful. I explained that all the months of Don's stage 4 cancer, he never had pain. Never! Not until the last 2-3 days before he died. And even then he managed the discomfort with Tylenol. He was amazing. Right before he went with Jesus he held my hand, said something while looking at me and quietly closed his eyes - still holding my hand. It was a beautiful gift- our last moments together. While I miss him, I know he's watching over all of us. And in spite of the physical challenges I've been through, God has led me on a time of recovery and many beautiful blessings. Our family has pulled together even tighter which I now know Don asked them to do. Always looking out for me. So while there was a tear or two today, I was blessed with numerous sweet messages of birthday wishes and love notes about my sweet guy. And every time I'm on campus at church, someone mentions missing him and hugs me. I'm excited to let you know that our family has been blessed in a huge way with the birth of our newest great granddaughter, Logan Stevie to parents Granddaughter Jessie and husband Jake . She was born late Friday, May 23rd and is home with her big sister Peyton! I know Papa Don is rejoicing that she has arrived safely after a few stressful days. We are blessed in know that when things seem tough, I turn to Psalm 118:24, "This is the day they Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it". We all know there are days when there may not be much to be particularly joyful about, but the simple truth is God made today and He made it with us in it. So whether we go about our day with excitement or dread, we need to encourage ourselves that the Lord purposed it for us! So we should make the most out of it! I'm doing just that by going on a week's vacation with my family. Another gift and another blessing! Thank you all for loving me and encouraging me to keep going. I am continuing to pray for all of you! Join our prayer team and help us grow!
Rosie Young
Worship Coordinator
rosie@newlifeforall.church
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