Yesterday was my little girl's birthday! She was 21! Not so little! Where did the time go?? I am so grateful that I was here to celebrate with her! We had a great dinner together and we are really going to celebrate this weekend. I am so grateful to God that He blessed me with her 21 years ago! She is truly a blessing in my life!
Here in Morgantown, WV, this past weekend was Homecoming for the WVU Mountaineers. It was a great game with the Mountaineers beating Mississippi State.
But there was an even better Homecoming here in Morgantown. It was the homecoming of Jacob Allen. For those of you who are not from this area and haven't heard, Jacob is an 18-year-old, severely autistic boy who was hiking with his family last Sunday and got lost. He was in the dense woods for 4 days before he was found, alive and well!! God is so good!! There is no earthly explanation why Jacob should have been found in the great condition he was in. Only God! The homecoming celebration at Chestnut Ridge Church, his home church, was wonderful! It was such a joyous occasion and I felt truly blessed to be a part of it!
The situation with Jacob reminded me once again that God is always faithful and when we think all is lost and we are all alone, God does work miracles and He is always with us!!
Praise God!! And Welcome Home Jacob!!
Haven't been feeling great the last few days. The doctor isn't sure what is going on but I had to go back up on my steroids, which is very discouraging to me. Sometimes I don't feel like I have the strength to go on. But then I came across something that helped me stay strong. Not sure who wrote it but I love it:
"True strength is told in the suffering you have already overcome."
I have overcome a lot and will continue to overcome as much as I need. I know there is a reason for all I have gone through and even though I may not understand it now, one day I will be healthy and whole again. I will stay strong!
"Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
"For a righteous man fails seven times, and rises again."
Proverbs 24:16
