On My Way Home For Christmas

I left Jerry at the hospital with Margaret tonight. It was very hard for me to walk out of that waiting room and leave him there. Margaret has had a rough day today and will have for the next several days. Jerry and I counted today and she has at least 10 tubes sticking out of her body tonight including a breathing tube in her mouth. She also has 5 IVs going in her also. Yes she is a very sick lady. Someone ask me today if she was better. I said think of it this way, Margaret is on a journey to climb a ladder with lets say 25 steps. Today she made it to step 3. She is trying to get a solid footing on that step today. It may take her several days to get her solid footing on that step. Then on to step 4. It will be a long journey to get to the top of that ladder. Let’s all keep her in our prayers as she works very hard to get that footing on each of those steps and gets ready to go to the next step. Please pray for Jerry as well as he needs rest and strength for his journey as well.

I am at he hotel getting ready to fly back to Anchorage tomorrow. I trust Alaska Air will fly and I will get back home for Christmas. I am so looking forward to seeing Miriam and all the family in Soldotna. As some of you know we are very excited about our Christmas Eve Drop In. We normally have over 100 people that stop by on Christmas Eve. I am looking forward to sharing with you all. Miriam has had to work a lot by herself this year at Thanksgiving and Christmas to get things ready. She hasn’t complained too much! Actually she hasn’t complained at all she has just “discussed” things with me.

We never know what tomorrow will bring. I am planning to get on a jet for Anchorage. With no complications and all things going well I will be in Anchorage tomorrow afternoon. However then I have to drive to Soldotna. My son James said they are calling for blizzard conditions on the Peninsula tomorrow. I am planning on making it home for Christmas, however there have been many people “planning” for thing that never ever happen. Now don’t get too excited, I’m not being negative or stupid. The reality is none of us know what tomorrow will bring. In the book of James he said don’t say I will do so n so tomorrow but say If the Lord wills I will do so n so! Now I know that may sound a little dumb or ridiculous but the truth is You Don’t Know anything for Sure!!!!!!

Let us live our lives enjoying all things in the Fear and Reverence of our Creator and loving His creation every day and then we will know we have lived each day as unto the Lord. So The Lord willing I will see many of you on Christmas Eve and many more days beyond.

Speaking of Christmas, may you and yours have a Blessed Happy Merry Christmas this year,

Pastor Alan