Tomorrow my husband (Jim) and I leave for a trip to Texas. Most of it will be good but there will be one difficult part. We fly to Dallas and see our son Jimmy and his wife Tabitha. Then, we drive 4 hrs. away to see Jim's dad and uncle. His dad is 92 yrs. old and still lives in his own home. His Uncle Bob is also 92 but he's in a nursing home and hospice has been called in. We have no idea what to expect while we are there. The bad part may be his death but even then the good thing is that he is a believer and knows the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior.
A few weeks ago we have 6 families directly affected in our Children's Ministry who had family members die. This coming week may hit closer to home for me if Jim's uncle dies. I am reminded of a couple verses that I was given when my dad died way back when I was 29 yrs. old. Psalm 116:15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." (KJ) and I Thessalonians 4:13 "We do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep [have died[, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope." It was so comforting to me to know that my dad had gone to heaven because he was a believer and we grieved, but we have hope of seeing him again someday in heaven.
