Y - Yes!

For those of you who have made it this far in the A-Z Challenge (either as a blogger or a reader) Yes! One more letter! Yay! Thank you for being here and reading along. This has been a lot of fun for me, and I have really enjoyed coming up with new topics. I have no idea how I will continue blogging after this, what I'll write about, but I will do something. Let me know if you have any ideas. 

Back to the topic for today. Over the weekend we went to a baby shower, it was Babe's first big outing since his treatments began in February. It was so nice to enjoy the day with others, to laugh and have a good time - to feel a sense of normalcy again. Yes!

This coming weekend, Lord willing, we are going to a wedding. I love weddings, the celebration of two lives coming together to make a life their own is so beautiful. I am excited that we get to celebrate this young couple with their parents who have become our dear friends. And we will be there with some other friends too, this sounds funny, but it's a big deal for us. 

These two events mark big things in our lives:

- We are no longer strangers in this strange land.

- We have friends here who have invited us to celebrate their daughter's wedding, and we will not only know other people at this lovely event, but they are also our friends. 

- The baby shower was for our soon arriving grandson, Azariah. 

- We have roots here!

-Babe is on the mend - God has and is healing him! Yes!!! 

I am so grateful to God for His healing hand, for what He has brought us through, I will never tire of saying that, for HE IS GOOD! I am also grateful for the people, our family, our longtime friends, and our new friends who have been there through this whole ordeal. We thank you all for your sweetness, your encouragement, your empathy, your prayers and your love.  Thank you. 

The lesson: Yes! The Lord is good!! 

Pouring hope, 
Nen ♥

This verse is our wedding verse: 
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
And establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.    Ps. 90:17

 

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  1. CrackerberriesApril 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM

    Glad to read things are going so well. Sent a letter last week...maybe you will get it next week! ☺

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