Links In The Chain...

We little knew that morning that
God was going to call your name...
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you
You did not go alone...
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories
Your love is still our guide...
And though we cannot see you,
You are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken
And nothing seems the same...
But as God calls us, one by one,
The chain will link again.

  (author unknown)

Love you...miss you...everyday...big brother...

  “ ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. 
There will be no more death’
or mourning or crying or pain, 
for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelations 21:4

"I have asked him of the Lord..."

Twenty-one years ago...

on his Grammie's birthday...

our "answered prayer" was born...

And we named him "Samuel..."

Last photo and coloring with Gram...just before she went home to be with the Lord...

From the very start...

We all knew what he would grow up to be... 

With his long legs always
sticking out from under someone's vehicle...

It was no surprise that he would become
a lead mechanic at
one our local dealerships...

One of the youngest racers at Winterport dragway...

So with loved ones all around...

we celebrated...

Laughing, reminiscing, eating!!!

Blowing out the 21 candles of his "ice cream" cake!

Opening gifts...

 The youngest of the three special "blessings..."
that the Lord entrusted to us...
The answer to our long awaited prayers...
 

"Wherefore it came to pass, 

when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, 

that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel,  

saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD..."

I Samuel 1:20

Happy 21st birthday, dear Samuel...
We love you so...
                             ~Dad and Mom

Never Too Late...

Another gorgeous November day

on the coast of Maine!

Every Thursday morning...

I  head out down our dirt road

about a half mile...

to Joshua's home...

for my piano lesson!

You see, I've been playing flute 

for quite some time now...

 

But have always wanted to learn piano...

My sweet "daughter-in-love"

has graciously been teaching me...

She is so patient, calm, and encouraging...

And makes learning so much fun!

She is truly helping me prove the old adage...

"It's never too late.."

I bought a second hand keyboard

from Craigslist to practice on...

And someday, hope to find just the right

used piano for our home! (smile!)

As I sit here in the quiet...practicing...

Growing impatient...

Sometimes wanting to give up

because my sweet "daughter" has given me 

a piece of music that challenges me...

 And I can't do it perfectly

right now... 

 

I take a deep breath...

and think about all the wonderful examples

in the Bible...

Where it seemed as though God was taking

too long to perform a miracle..

and folks got impatient...

God promised Abraham that he would

be the "father of many nations..."

but Abraham grew impatient and tried

to accomplish this in his own strength..

Moses was promised to be the leader of Isreal...

Moses took things into his own hands...

And ended up spending 40 years in the desert

waiting for his miracle...

And then there was Martha and Mary...

Who thought it was "too late"...

Their brother, Lazarus, was dead...

Jesus had not come in time...in their time... 

But once again we learn that God's timing

is perfect...

As Jesus raises Lazarus from the grave...

My dear friends,

It is "never too late" for God to perform a miracle...

 

Please don't fall into the trap of believing that we

are cut off from our Lord when things are going badly...

Don't imagine for a moment that God doesn't care...

Often times we may think that God didn't 

"show up in time" and that it is "too late..."

And we know that we need a miracle...

Well, if a miracle is what God decides to do...

then trust Him...

He will do it...

It's "never too late" for our Lord...

As we finished up with our lesson today...

I noticed that Kendra had been doing some crafting...

 

I guess in this case...

It's "never too early!"

"Commit thy way unto the LORD; 

trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass..."

Psalm 37:5