Yes, Hallel has her Community/Family of the Lamb along with all those that are ministered to by them in all that they do and share with all they encounter. Truly they are Christ to those that don't know Him! We did not lose family when Hallel left the world to marry her spouse, Jesus Christ, we gained many new members!
David and Gus helping out...
At Sioux City on we drove through rain, and Bobbi was behind the wheel for about 4 hours! It was challenging, but we are all home safe and sound and a bit tired after our quick full time there with family galore! Our fake plans for a strawberry weekend became a great time of sharing our love and faith one with the other!
The light house on the hill... the cupola shines far and wide proclaiming that HIs LIGHT dwells within! The Little Brother's Monastery devoted to Mary the Mother of God at the bottom of the hill will also have a cupola on the roof!
The story of a man, who has lived in the neighborhood for years and always carried a knife out of fear in this poor inner city neighborhood in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas. "Now I don't worry because of the lighthouse on the hill. It is safe now that you live here!"
The row houses across the street! John and Bobbi surrounded by the 7 nieces and nephews as we brought 3 along from the farm to share in the time with Aunt Hallel and Nancy and Bill's wonderful pool and hospitality! Bobbi thanked the Lord in prayer for "my new family." Yes, lots of little ones, and Big Dave asked her to be his Godmother at the reception, too!
Reading the Gospel for today makes 9 years ago come rushing back as we had just gone through tests on John's eye injury after getting a stick in the eye! All of the challenges he faced suddenly pointed to a increasing injury to his eye, but turned out to be brain cancer instead!
http://familysoulstory.blogspot.com/p/johns-cancer-stories.html
Sharing their wedding with Hallel is important to them! The smile says it all, and those pictures went into her pocket to share with the others and to gaze upon and share in our family time from afar. LOVE that she is here just 7 hours away this year and how we can share more in her life! Even to take down our canning and meat knowing that she can have that taste of HOME!
The girls in front of the Mary/St Therese altar with the bouquets of their mothers and Josephine!
This one...
Some of the other pictures that we gave her to share with others!
LOVE!
Only missing Hallel and wearing her blue! Bobbi called it "Hallel Blue"
Bobbi loves this one as do I... her dad was very emotional
The kiss of course!
And the best of all!!! I can only imagine how much she is loving having these to share and now that she has heard from Bobbi the story of her prayers for John over these 11 years... Amazing!
Bobbi's story which she was able to share with Hallel last weekend...
After being classmates for all 13 years for them to come together 10 years after graduating is kind of special. She shared to the 300 family and friends gathered at the reception in her sweet humble way about how John Verly popped into her head and heart when they were seniors in HS as her future husband. Time and time again the same answer came to her through prayer and roses from St Therese and opening her eyes to see him right in front of her at WYD in Australia... When we consider what John experienced over those 10 years... brain cancer, seminary, girl friends, ups and downs and how disheartening it probably was and how powerful her prayers were for him!!!! Amazing!!! And how patient and trusting and prayerful and waiting and praying for John, this sweet girl was!
A picture that is worth all the words!
Yes, I need to "stop judging" as the Lord reminds us today in the Gospel! I was just ordered by hubby to make an appointment with the doctor for a physical, which I have dreaded and put off for too long! How I hate to face up to myself, when it is always there to criticize him. Lord, help me and forgive me. Bless-bless, Barb








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