We are back from a wonderful time in Nebraska. Much of my wish list was accomplished, the most coveted being able to have some snow fun. We had wonderful steep slopes on Uncle Mikey's yard to do some sledding with the help of some discs lent to us by the neighbors. We went screaming, sometimes tandem, down the hillsides. We got soaked pants, cold noses, and warm hearts. The gleeful shrieks down the hills will be a forever memory.
Later, on a walk through Doane Campus, a couple of us spotted a steep hillside that had fallen into enough shadow to escape the melting of most of the snow. We went back to fetch the crew for a second helping of sledding. We didn't have to try very hard to convince the grandkids to go again. But this time cousin Scott joined us. When we began the pairing of grandkids on backs of adults, David took Faith down and Scott took Charlie. On the next run David was waiting for young Charlie to climb aboard and hold on. Instead, Scott hopped onto David's back and pushed off for a glorious ride down the hill. What goodness, grace, and giggles poured out on all of us!
Scott is our nephew who many of you have been praying for regarding diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He is doing quite well, and as you can see, Laughter and Love are the best medicines!
Without a doubt, younger brother David had a joyFULL heart of...No, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.
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Pleasant words are like honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24
Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.
Psalm 126:2
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