Hi to all!
I was going to write tonight and then I was not and now here I am, as I am waiting for the dryer to finish the last load of washing for today. Oh, what fun it is to have all of the household duties as well, especially when not use to it. Today I have been doing the grass and things like that, which I have always done, as well as the washing, etc. that Marty always did. What a change!!!!!! God continues to have a big job keeping me in line! Praise the Lord!
This week-end has kind of been a downer, why I am not exactly sure, but it may have had something to do with the fact that I had laser surgery on my right eye Friday afternoon. The other eye is to be done Nov. 15th and hopefully I will not have to put drops in my eyes any more, or at least for the next five years. I have had glaucoma (sp ?) for some time and treated them with drops. When I saw the doctor last Wednesday he suggested doing this laser surgery and I said let's go for it right now. So we did! Praise the Lord for these new treatments.
Today I got an email that really made my day. One of the nurses on the 6th floor at St. V's had been waiting all summer for a ring from her boy friend. One Sunday when he came in to take her to lunch they came by Marty's room and we even made some suggestions to him about a ring. The last time I stopped by the 6th floor she told me that she still did not have a ring. Well the email I received this morning indicated that she now has a ring that she got on Saturday while having an awesome day with him. Praise the Lord! And my congratulations and best wishes go to the couple, as they plan their wedding day and more importantly their life together as husband and wife. Praise the Lord for bring them together and may they glorify God in all that they say and do.
I sent them an email and I ended it with I Corth. 13:8a which speaks about "faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love." Isn't that awesome, "love" is the greatest of all the attributes that we can have. That seems to make a lot of sense to me, since "God is Love" then with out a doubt "Love" has to be great in our lives because it is in the example of God. That is not to say that faith and hope are not important as well, but I believe that Love is the first priority in our lives, then faith and hope will be there as well. Praise the Lord! But the real key is to show Love in your life always. How did you show LOVE to whom today? I hope that I showed love to the couple above today as I sent the email back to them. Second, I had lunch at a table next to a couple of cops that I did not know. But I did talk to them, and I certainly hope that I showed them some Love. Third, I went to the ER tonight for a Church Family friend who had spent about 8 hours their today, and I certainly hope that I was able to share the Love of God while I was there with them. Praise the Lord! I think, I hope, I pray that there were a couple of other times as well today, because it is so important to share the Love of God each and every day in each and every thing that we do. Even when we don't feel on top of our world, we need to get above that and share the Love of God in all that we do.
Well I thought this was going to be short and it looks like it is rather long. At any rate I have heard that a number of you have found "Jack's Dispatch" and I am glad to hear that. I will try to get on at least 2 or 3 times a week, and look forward to hearing back from you as to how I am doing. Well the dryer is still going, and there are some dishes in the sink from dinner tonight. So I better get that cleaned up.
Thanks for listening, or reading my "Dispatch", have a positive day, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
30 October 2007
25 October 2007
Greetings:
Thought I might put a short note on tonight. It has really been a busy week. Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the church and tonight did not get home until almost 9:30pm after leaving at 6:30am. But it has been a positive week. Praise the Lord!
This morning I left early to go to a conference in Greencastle and it was a rather interesting start to the day. It was, of course, still dark when I left and I mean dark. The moon was not bright, nor did I see any stars out. Then as I got out to Rt. 31 the traffic was rather heavy, certainly heavier that I expected it to be at that hour. And as I traveled south seeing all the head lights of the cars, and little light from the sky it made me think about life today. It seems to me that we are so fast to "let our own lights light our way" and don't use a lot of light from around us, especially God's light to light our way. It may be a little stretch but I don't think to big of one. I think it is fair to say that we are pretty much a "me" society today. And that reminds me of Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." I was thinking this morning how does God handle all that comes His way from us. Praise the Lord that our God has the grace and love for us, His children, that He does. Thank you, Lord! The conference was very positive and certainly worthwhile. And the trip home was rather uneventful. Praise the Lord! And the day was good for the grief process, because I saw several friends that I had not seen since Marty won her victory and I got the opportunity to talk about it. In fact, I even stopped at one her breast cancer doctors and talked to her nurse to let them know that Marty was a "winner". Praise the Lord!
Well that is probably enough for now as I do need to get some sleep because tomorrow is another day to serve the Lord. Surprise, surprise, surprise!! By the way, at least here at the start of "Jack's Dispatch" you are getting it my way and I will still not even charge you extra for any mistakes. Enjoy!!!
Have a positive day and God bless!
Jack
Romans 8:28
Thought I might put a short note on tonight. It has really been a busy week. Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the church and tonight did not get home until almost 9:30pm after leaving at 6:30am. But it has been a positive week. Praise the Lord!
This morning I left early to go to a conference in Greencastle and it was a rather interesting start to the day. It was, of course, still dark when I left and I mean dark. The moon was not bright, nor did I see any stars out. Then as I got out to Rt. 31 the traffic was rather heavy, certainly heavier that I expected it to be at that hour. And as I traveled south seeing all the head lights of the cars, and little light from the sky it made me think about life today. It seems to me that we are so fast to "let our own lights light our way" and don't use a lot of light from around us, especially God's light to light our way. It may be a little stretch but I don't think to big of one. I think it is fair to say that we are pretty much a "me" society today. And that reminds me of Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." I was thinking this morning how does God handle all that comes His way from us. Praise the Lord that our God has the grace and love for us, His children, that He does. Thank you, Lord! The conference was very positive and certainly worthwhile. And the trip home was rather uneventful. Praise the Lord! And the day was good for the grief process, because I saw several friends that I had not seen since Marty won her victory and I got the opportunity to talk about it. In fact, I even stopped at one her breast cancer doctors and talked to her nurse to let them know that Marty was a "winner". Praise the Lord!
Well that is probably enough for now as I do need to get some sleep because tomorrow is another day to serve the Lord. Surprise, surprise, surprise!! By the way, at least here at the start of "Jack's Dispatch" you are getting it my way and I will still not even charge you extra for any mistakes. Enjoy!!!
Have a positive day and God bless!
Jack
Romans 8:28
23 October 2007
Tuesday Morning – October 23, 2007
Welcome!
Well here I am and I pray that those of you who found “Marty’s Struggle” so meaningful and helpful will be able to receive inspiration and help from this blog. At this point I do not know how often I will publish, but I do not think it will be daily, but if time allows (without putting to much pressure on me) I will try, at least I will do it as often as possible so I will just say for now keep your eyes open for “Jack’s Dispatch”. Just as you never know when a 911 call will come in, so only God knows when I will dispatch on the blog.
I have so much to share about the last 72 days because God has been so good – praise the Lord – and has been in my life in so many different ways. But what really got me motivated this morning is that I went to Defiance yesterday for two reasons. The first was to place an order for a quote for the head stone for our graves. It was so awesome! I have been working on an idea in my head and finally put something on paper. When I showed it to Mark he was so positive and excited that it was really refreshing to me. He could see in it what I had been saying that I wanted and he had some suggestion and clarification that were awesome. It was really a blessing to see it all come together. Praise the Lord! And I thank Mark for his kindness, caring, talent, and ability he is a real servant of the Lord’s.
And the second thing yesterday that was really important is that Erin’s class, and the second grade class, at her school had a music program last night. What a joy – praise the Lord! Erin was in the front row and she did an awesome job – praise the Lord! She sang her heart out and really seemed to be having a great time. She reminded me so much of Marty and the way she liked to sing. It was a great program and Eric and I were both so proud of Erin. Of course, the theme was America so needless-to-say that was right down my lane and I just loved it. Praise the Lord! God speaks to us so many different ways.
Everyone wants to know how I am doing, and I think I am doing pretty well with God’s help and lots of support from family and friends all around. It is different and it isn’t easy but God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. Buddy and I talk daily about Marty. At first when I would talk to him about her he would not look at me, nor would he put his ears up. Besides that he would not get on her side of the bed, and certainly would not lie on the blanket that they both loved so much. But I am happy to say that Buddy is doing better. He will now look at me with his ears up and will lick my hand when I talk to him about Marty. He will lie on her side of the bed and pillow but is still not on the blanket very much. Praise the Lord! He was so good to Marty and now Buddy is being so good to me. God knows what He is doing.
I am going to tone it down for now, but always know and remember that you are Loved.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Welcome!
Well here I am and I pray that those of you who found “Marty’s Struggle” so meaningful and helpful will be able to receive inspiration and help from this blog. At this point I do not know how often I will publish, but I do not think it will be daily, but if time allows (without putting to much pressure on me) I will try, at least I will do it as often as possible so I will just say for now keep your eyes open for “Jack’s Dispatch”. Just as you never know when a 911 call will come in, so only God knows when I will dispatch on the blog.
I have so much to share about the last 72 days because God has been so good – praise the Lord – and has been in my life in so many different ways. But what really got me motivated this morning is that I went to Defiance yesterday for two reasons. The first was to place an order for a quote for the head stone for our graves. It was so awesome! I have been working on an idea in my head and finally put something on paper. When I showed it to Mark he was so positive and excited that it was really refreshing to me. He could see in it what I had been saying that I wanted and he had some suggestion and clarification that were awesome. It was really a blessing to see it all come together. Praise the Lord! And I thank Mark for his kindness, caring, talent, and ability he is a real servant of the Lord’s.
And the second thing yesterday that was really important is that Erin’s class, and the second grade class, at her school had a music program last night. What a joy – praise the Lord! Erin was in the front row and she did an awesome job – praise the Lord! She sang her heart out and really seemed to be having a great time. She reminded me so much of Marty and the way she liked to sing. It was a great program and Eric and I were both so proud of Erin. Of course, the theme was America so needless-to-say that was right down my lane and I just loved it. Praise the Lord! God speaks to us so many different ways.
Everyone wants to know how I am doing, and I think I am doing pretty well with God’s help and lots of support from family and friends all around. It is different and it isn’t easy but God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. Buddy and I talk daily about Marty. At first when I would talk to him about her he would not look at me, nor would he put his ears up. Besides that he would not get on her side of the bed, and certainly would not lie on the blanket that they both loved so much. But I am happy to say that Buddy is doing better. He will now look at me with his ears up and will lick my hand when I talk to him about Marty. He will lie on her side of the bed and pillow but is still not on the blanket very much. Praise the Lord! He was so good to Marty and now Buddy is being so good to me. God knows what He is doing.
I am going to tone it down for now, but always know and remember that you are Loved.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
11 October 2007
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