I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
We have looked forward to this day for a long
time. It has been planned, talked about
and part of our thinking for lots of years, but now that it is here the reality
is starting to sink in. Not sure how we
will make it through the tears and emotions.
We will. God has helped and will
continue.
Our oldest child moves off to college today. Near the mountains only about 20 miles from
our home is a small Methodist college that Rebecca has chosen to study at. The campus actually reminds Julie and I of Brewton-Parker
where we studied in south Georgia in the 90’s.
Ferrum College is a beautiful campus with lots of highlights, and it is
about to have the best one of all, our Bec Bec.
She has worked hard and grown so much. We have prayed and prayed, prepared and
prepared for her to be ready for this, but I am not sure that I am ready and
neither is her momma. We woke up this
morning talking about the last 18 years, and that didn’t end very well as we
were both crying.
We are so very proud of her and believe Rebecca is
well prepared to face college and a new part of life, yet our world sometimes
is very cruel. Yesterday in the same
county where this college is a TV reporter and cameraman were shot and
killed. The reporter is from our town
and so loved. I cannot imagine what her
dad, mom and brother are going through at this point. Pray for their families and the family of the
man who killed them. How could anyone be
prepared for that?
What I do know is that our baby is a gift from God
that we have to trust Him with. It was
18 years, 4 months and 21 days ago that our little girl entered the world, and
that was an emotional day! Almost a year
later she had to go through 3 major surgeries.
Didn’t think we would make it through that, but we did with God and our
families and friends by our side.
Rebecca is precious, and we are so proud of her. This step has been paved by God through
miracles, provision, direction and so much more that only could come through
the grace of God. Faith is not just
something we talk about. Faith is what
we have to have just to get through.
When there is little else to trust, God can be trusted. He has never failed us.
Now we pray.
Yes, we will visit often, and she will come home, often. We will write her letters, and you should
write her too (ask me for her address if you want to). But this will be the first night that this
precious young lady’s address is different from ours. God must protect her. We’ve done our best.
When life continues to move on, we cannot stop it
from happening, and we can know that God’s plan is so much better than ours. We have to remember when things are out of
our control that they continue to be well within His control. When I cannot protect my little girl, God can
and will much better than I ever could.
Her faith is set in God and strong. We will watch. We will cheer her on. We will pray and pray a lot. So, watch for the updates and get ready for
the things ahead. This is another turn,
another opportunity, another blessings and lots more tears (actually flowing
much right now).
Thank you, God, for Rebecca and for the blessings
that surround us all. We look so forward
to watching her walk in the truth!
Seek the Lord
while He may be found; Call upon
Him while He is near.
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