Hey Family
Just read Alli's blog and thank you Alli for your great words of wisdom. I think of you often about all the things you had to deal with at such an early age. I can remember the first time I ever saw you was when ya'll lived at Houston and J W and I went to your house for a short visit. You were the cutest baby girl and your mom was so very very proud of you. I believe she called you the Princess ? Your outlook about your parents is great and I know they both are looking down on you with much pride. Of course you are right that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and this has to be the most most awesome goal in our whole life. I know we start to die the day we are born. However knowing all these things there is still this void and empty ache in your heart. The sermon yesterday was directed at me (I guess). Bro Les was saying how the Lord is our comforter but sometimes things have happened to us in our life or things going on in our life that are so huge or bad that we refuse to let Him comfort us. We shut everything out when if we would allow Him to put His arms around us and hug us tight as we need to be hugged, He is always there and ready. It just takes some of us longer to get to this point than others. It seems harder when you are older also (or it has for me). God Bless you Alli and I appreciate your love and concern always. I was just thinking this morning about your Mom and Renee and Cindy and myself going to her house and trying to do what we could for her when she was too sick to eat. Now Renee has gone thru cemo treatment but apprears to be doing good. We never know. Was so glad you got to be with your aunts and cousins for Thanksgiving. It was such a long drive but worth it I'm sure.
Love, Maw