ER Sit 10/18/19

9:15 a.m. phone call at work. (My last day with my employer before starting a new position elsewhere.)

Mom was being taken to the emergency room. After calling my manager to see if she would extend my last day with the company to October 21, I drove to the hospital.

She was awake and aware, and expressed guilt about interrupting my workday.

What could be more important than this?

A-fib and low blood pressure. A tricky medical situation that scored us a room in ICU. Not at all what I expected.

Jewels

My mom strings her memories on a figurative necklace, and I continue the tradition.

The jewels of 2015 included:

January
We visited our dear friends, Sharon and Michael Mbabazi, in Uganda. Time spent in homes of their friends and family, worship and commissioning service at Deliverance Church Mukono, and a three-day safari to Paraa Lodge in northwest Uganda made it the perfect way to learn about the culture and beauty of this African nation. God gave us a rainbow at Murchison Falls National Park.

July

I had the opportunity to spend several days in Colorado with my sisters-in-law. We had daily devotions together, relaxing on the deck. We laughed and cried as we talked about what God has been doing in our lives. How gracious God is to give me seven beautiful sisters in Christ! And who could forget the HATS at Glen Eyrie teatime?

August
We welcomed our third grandchild, Elizabeth Lynn.

October
My oldest nephew, Noah Alexander, helped me finish my first marathon. Couldn't have made it without Bruce, Jerry, Jef, Sara, Lizzy, Phil, Katie, Charlie and Allie cheering me on at the 17-mile mark! (Thanks, Jerry, for the sign - "Eats miles for breakfast!" It's a long way to run for a banana.)