So happy to go back to the joyful occassion we were ALL at together in St Paul - Maria and Joseph's wedding! Now with their family in Texas, and little Sister Hallel in France - it just seems like such a long time since we have all been together physically! Shortly after this - about 3 months later Susan left for France following her decision to join the Community of the Lamb. Then less than a year later she flew home, when it looked like John had very rare and scary brain cancer! 
To "see" my kids together gives me great joy, and to see them being silly and laughing at their loving goofy attitude... it is great fun! I yearn for more family occassions when we will all be together in the future. I am anticipating a phone call from Hallel hopefully in the next year saying that she is returning to Kansas City, and the wave after wave of Verly families will go to see her and get a real HUG! And to imagine how her first home visit will go... I have dreams about this happening regularly. Maybe that is how it has to happen - in my dreams to fill in the longing that I have to be with her. My prayer of late - "That I can get a hug soon!" Maybe having her home in my dreams is my answered prayer?!?!
Jesus, I trust in you. Bless-bless, Barb
The JOY!
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