Gathering Sunshine

I loved reading stories to our sons while they were growing up. And one of the stories I remember was titled "Frederick". The story was about a little mouse named Frederick. While the other field mice worked  to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick would sit on a sunny rock by himself. He would gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days. Another day he gathered “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food ran out during the winter, it was Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warmed the hearts of the other mice, and fed their spirits during the darkest winter days.

Right now we are gathering sunshine, memories,  and laughter for the months ahead of us. Every time we talk to our family or spend time with them, it's a ray of sunshine that we're going to need in the months ahead of us. On a day when we need to laugh, we can think of something funny that one of our grand kids said or did or a special time spent with family or friends. We're going to need lots of laughter to carry us through the days ahead of us.

We're so excited about the transplant and so thankful for God's goodness to us. We know from reading the literature about the transplant that it will not be an easy road, but we know that we have a good God with lots of people praying.

We love you!

Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,

neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.