God's Faithfulness-Part 1

Today (well, it will actually be yesterday by the time I finally post this) was a day full of reminders of the faithfulness of God.

Two years ago, August 14^th was on a Thursday, and it was the day of Loressa’s accident. It was the day that she kissed me good-bye in the morning, but didn’t make it all the way home at the end of the day. It was the day that a DPS officer came to my door and told me the news of her accident and then drove me to Parkland Hospital to, hopefully, make it there to be able to see her. It was a time that could have been filled with fear, but instead was filled with peace that the Lord was in complete control. He was faithful to care for us!

The actual 2-year anniversary of the accident will be on Sunday, but that day will be a day with a different focus. Sunday, August 14^th, will be the day of Loressa and Ryan’s wedding shower. How wonderfully faithful is our God. Instead of memories of the past two years and all of the struggles, we will spend the day looking forward to a wonderful future for her and her sweet fiancé. The accident changed the course of Loressa’s life in many ways and one of those ways was in finding the love of her life. I’ve had the opportunity to see Ryan care for her when she is weak and serve her patiently when she needs help. God has taken heartache and turned it into joy. He has taken her difficulties and turned them into opportunities for Ryan to show love and compassion.

We have watched the Lord work and it is a beautiful thing. He has been faithful to work all these things for the good for Loressa and Ryan and for all of us who have been called according to His purpose. This is a very grateful Momma to get to come to the 2-year mark of such a devastating event and be able to say, “Thank you, Lord, for everything You have brought us through.”