LIFE. Anyone who is in this game knows that it's a mix. Good things, bad things, wonderful things, terrible things, exciting things, terrifying things, tragedies and miracles. Were it not for this incredible contrast, life would have a lot less pain, but it may also have less depth and sweetness. So, we live and take the bad with the good... always searching for the silver lining of the rain clouds.
Our visit with Aunt Betty was definitely a silver lining. Collin's Dad, Norman, has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. During his first week in ICU, his sister (Collin's Aunt) came into town and we got to steal her away from the ICU waiting room for a lunch together with the girls. We don't get to see her near often enough. In fact, the last time we saw Aunt Betty was before Avery was born! She lives in a small town and doesn't like to drive herself in cities such as Dallas, so we really need to be diligent about going to visit her on occasion since it's very rare that she can make it to us. Aunt Betty is such a treasure and she and her daughter, Jan, go to great effort to love on our girls from a distance. It was so nice just to get to sit for a quick couple of hours and visit with her.
Norman is now out of ICU and was stable enough to move to the VA. It is terribly hard on Collin to see his Dad this way, so please keep lifting him and all the kids up in prayer. And we'll be praying for all of you out there who are also searching for the "silver" among the gray right now.
We love you, Aunt Betty! Thanks for playing with us!
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