Coffee and Tea with Me

When you are unhappy and you know it, you may not be able to clap your hands. Your heart many be heavy and sad but even in the midst of the pain we can praise Jesus anyway, because He knows the end of the story and He wins. God is the one who gives and takes away. He is the One who holds our tears, every single one. No pain is wasted. Look to Christ. He will get your through. Even in your tears and your sorrow. Praise Him in the Storm. He really is the only One who can carry your through the darkest hours. One of my favorite scriptures is, “ Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:17-18 In 2001 on Thanksgiving day, a month before his 12 th birthday, our son Micah fell out of a tree and broke his femur, tore his spleen,

Poem from Mark to Laura 1985 A Flower from the Father All my life I’ve thanked God for flowers I’m thanking Him now for you You’re a flower from God to me Sweeter, gentler, more beautiful And never has even the loveliest flower Sung with sweet voice the praises of God Or spoken kind words to me Never listened with caring heart Never walked with me or laughed with me Never held my hand Never received Christ as Savoir Or loved me with His love As much as I’ve been blessed by flowers They don’t compare with the blessing of you And O how lovely our Lord Whose beauty, love and care It is I see in you Who directs my heart To praise and adore Him From Whom this blessing flows Thank you Father for Laura A flower of your love

God is not finished Jan 30, 2019 Before Micah's Bone Marrow transplant We are home after transplant! Thanksgiving 2005 God is not finished I love this picture of our family on Thanksgiving 2005, the last Thanksgiving with all of our children right before Micah died on Dec. 17, 2005. It has been a long time since all of our family was together. We have added two daughter-in -laws, two son-in-laws, two granddaughters ( one yet to be born) and a grandson. I look forward to receiving more as the Lord continues to add to our family. But I am not going to lie. It hasn't been all easy since Micah died. The years of suffering and death had it's toll on each one of us in different ways. Our own individual sins and failings have had an affect on us too. We are still trying to work things out in our souls and spirits. When we realize life does