Well, life just keeps rolling along. Last week, I became the mother of an engaged son! Although I have another year to wait, it would appear that I will have a new daughter-in-law around or about next July. I am very excited and happy for them both. Jordan and Jessica have been dating for over 5 1/2 years; they truly are "high school sweethearts". I couldn't have picked a sweeter girl for him. (Some of you may remember seeing her on stage at one of the L5 Celebrations in Nashville.) It was a bittersweet time for me, since it made me miss Roger, wishing he were here to see the happy day. I am sure he was looking down with pride and love, though. It was pretty cool how we made him a very big part of it all.........let's just say the ring plays into it.....
I spent the weekend in AR, getting to be with family, and celebrating Father's Day with my Dad and Doug. They are both doing well, trying to stay cool, as is the rest of the South (and other parts of the country) right now! My mom had a 2-day stay in the hospital last week with her blood pressure going sky-high, but she seems to be better now. She has had an ongoing problem with that for years, and it gets pretty serious at times. I was glad to be able to be there to help out a little bit. We had a house full of people on Saturday, and there was a lot of kitchen duty required!
On another note, I would like to thank you for your encouraging comments about my previous post. It WAS a very hard thing to write. I still struggle daily with it all. Roger expressed to me many, many times how he would like for me to find someone when the time was right. I, of course, told him I'd never consider it, but I learned a long time ago that what I want doesn't necessarily coincide with what GOD wants. I also knew that there would be those who don't agree with this new phase of my life, and I understand that, too. However, as was suggested to me via an email, I do NOT plan to shut down this site yet. I have had a LOT of doors close behind me, as I journey through these unchartered waters of my "new" life and as painful as they are to accept, I have been able to, for the most part, without too much complaint. But, I don't feel this door closing yet. I still feel like God has some use for me in this area. I don't feel like I am dishonoring Roger's memory, but rather, his memory gives me the fortitude to continue sharing what God lays on my heart, as we always did together. Given a choice, of course, my life would still be sailing along with Roger, but I wasn't given that choice. I know that Roger will be a huge part of my life, for the rest of my life...no question about that. I think that is what gives me the strength to move forward with my life. Knowing what I had once makes it less frightening to explore what may lie ahead, if that makes any sense... At any rate, I understand if some readers may be uncomfortable with my moving on, and since I don't plan to use this forum as solely an update on my status (never have, never will), I will keep this site active, sharing what God lays on my heart, and hopefully being an encouragement to others. Feel free to discontinue your readership, if you need to. We all do what we have to do.
There are no guarantees in life while we remain on this Earth. Thank God, though, that we have a loving, caring Savior Who keeps us, through all of life's ups and downs, safely
In His Grip!
Debbie (hope I didn't ramble)
