Evendays

I’m back at home. After getting certain body parts shaved, and several holes made for easy insertion of drugs and catheters, the cardiologist was able to zap my heart in just the right places to stop any further tachycardias.

At least, that’s the plan.

We are wonderfully made, but it’s amazing what a little science and $10,000 can do.

Happy fourth of July to you all. My heart is with you, and ticking just fine, praise God.

You’ve heard the story of the preacher’s family with a load of folks over for Sunday lunch. When they finally sat down to eat, the preacher asked his little daughter to pray. She was embarrassed and said she didn’t know what to pray. “Well, just pray like mommy!”, he replied. So everyone bowed their heads as the little girl started her prayer with: Dear Lord! Why did I invite all these people over for lunch today?

We ended up being 29 for a wonderful Thanksgiving evening. Wife made 4 pies, prepared the 17.5 pound turkey, fixed enough dressing, green beans, home-made rolls, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes for everyone. Our guests brought desserts, salads, appetizers, drinks, bottles of wine, flowers and chocolates.

After all that work, and it’s a lot of work as most of you know, the Children and Wife and Laura (guest) and I were finishing up the bit that was left to do when Wife exclaimed: Look at all this stuff people brought us. We made out like bandits!

Now there’s a thankful heart. Hope your thanksgiving was thankful too. Even during clean-up…

(And don’t forget to pray with us on Saturday-Sunday.)

The young lady at the Geneva church handed me the envelope and said “sorry” for not having delivered it earlier. She didn’t know we’d be gone to the USA. She said it was to express their thanks…

As I drove home that night, I opened the envelope at the first red light. Inside was, surprise, a Thank You Card signed by 11 families simply thanking us for what we’ve been called to do, and even receive a salary for doing. Each family had written something like:

Thanks for all you do. We know it is for the glory of God, but we are touched by your love. May God keep you and may he bless you…

 
11 times I read words of appreciation. And I was filled with joy. (Still am…)

I’m not sure, but I think the funeral for the Thank You Card was held some time in the Spring of 2001. But these 11 families missed that ceremony and blessed our lives through a note of sincere appreciation.

What now? I’ll pin it up on my bulletin board next to the other Thank You Card I got in 1997. Then I’ll fill up my fountain pen. Without a doubt, there are a few people I need to thank.