Days 97 and 98 - Blanket of Snow

This is a photo of the cathedral two blocks from our home. Beautiful, beautiful cathedral built on a smaller scale to resemble those in Europe. It's where our friend Doug had his funeral. It's where we, as a family, attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

The snow has come. Cold and peaceful and settling down on everything like a blanket covering the earth. Did you ever notice that after a jeavy snow, the world seems so much more peaceful?

Just like our home is more peaceful, too, now that my dear husband has turned his life over to Christ and was covered with His grace and forgiveness.

We are still praying morning and night, kneeling in reverence to the One True God and Savior, shedding a few stray tears now instead of a gushing river of them. Together, we joyfully and expectantly look toward our future in the raising of our children and in our walk with our Lord.

We are studying God's word, too. It started out that we were going to read the Bible in one year. However, there's just SO MUCH to read and soak in that we have decided to take our time and really study what we're reading and really understand and learn.

My husband attended his first men's prayer breakfast. He loved it! I had been praying for a good experience for him, as well as some dear friends/family praying with me. In fact, my husband enjoyed it so much that he wishes to attend EVERY Friday morning. He enjoyed the hot coffee and homecooked breakfast as he sat in a group of adult men and studied and worshipped God. Praise God for such a wonderful group of men who can become spiritual mentors to my husband.

As well, my husband has requested that our children get involved in Wednesday night youth service. So we will also be attending church as a family on those nights. And, of course, Sundays. Talk about a radical change in someone! My husband used to shout at me to turn off that awful Christian music, would scoff at my Bible reading and prayer time, and would refuse to attend church more than just occasionally.

Praise Jesus for such a radical and life-changing experience in my husband!

Father God of Heaven and Earth, I anxiously look forward to Your leading in our lives as well as the direction you are leading my dear husband. As one of my sweet friends said: It is more than I dreamed, greater that I could ever imagine, and much more than I deserved.

"The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life." Proverbs 14:27