2-21-10 A day of resting in God

Ben was supposed to work 10am-10pm that Sunday, but he decided to go in late so that he could come with me to church. I was relieved because Ben is much stronger than I am, and I didn't want to explain our news alone. He has been positive and supportive ever since we found out about Dean. The response that we experienced at church was heart-warming. After our Sunday school class heard about our situation, they prayed and committed to praying for our family for the next month. That commitment was very precious to me. The sermon at church was about making commitments to the Lord (God tends to teach me with repetition.) I prayed that I would be able to completely commit Dean to God's care, and allow Him to take control of my worries. The remainder of church was filled with well wishes and promises to pray for us. I went home, and finally felt the busyness of the past few days come to an end long enough to rest at home with the kids. Ben returned from work that night with flowers. I am so thankful for a husband that is one step ahead of me on all this. He has endured all my out-loud, repetitive thinking and questioning, and helped me with kids, phone calls, and groceries. I am so blessed to have him. I went to bed knowing that I was joined by many others as I prayed for Dean, and that allowed me to truly get some rest.