New life - October 15, 2017

This has been a wild ride... and I am not the one who fell 75 feet.  But, I am grateful to be able to be part of Blair's life and witness all that is happening!  God is so good.

Today we went to church at the church Blair remembers us attending for his entire life.  McBIC has always felt like home to me...  about a year ago there were some circumstances that led us to attend another church (which has been really good too!) and Blair wasn't here to know about it.  So, we went where he wanted to go and I am glad we did.  It was great to see people that I haven't seen in over a year and that I thought didn't really notice that we were gone.  It was really cool to have people acknowledge just how amazing it is that Blair is up and walking around - God has done amazing things!

The sermon resonated with him in a way that had an impact such that he wanted John (pastor John) to pray with him.  Blair chose to surrender his life to the Lord and follow Him.  The heaven's are rejoicing and so is Blair's family!  Jesus is the One that has kept us going over the last 51 days... and Him alone.  So much has happened, we've experienced so many emotions, so many ups, and downs, and hopes and fears... and today is as amazing to me as the day Blair opened his eyes!  His life in the Lords hands... it always was... but now it's voluntary and he will follow Jesus.  God saved his life when he fell, God is healing his body day by day, God is using his experience to show people how much they are loved by God, and now Blair has new life in Christ.  May the Lord continue to be very near to your heart Blair... may you hear His sweet whispers every day of your life.

Thanks John for being there for us from the moment this happened ... it means a lot that you are a dependable support for our family.

After church we got lunch and went shopping for the home coming dance.  That was when Alex decided he was going to the dance too.  So, we had to find things for both of them.... I don't recommend shopping with teenage boys... it took almost 3 hours to get it done.  Poor Blair was walking around the store the whole time.  He did sit to try on shoes - but I am sure he will need to sleep for a bit to get energy back.  He's been a real sport about everything - putting up with looking at price tags, comparing to other price tags, etc.  He's kept his sense of humor through it all!

Thanks for being part of our lives and for praying for Blair through this time.  I can't say enough about God's power and mercy ... He knows what is best for our family and has directed our steps through it all.  I do thank God for you all daily.