Jason's Funeral

The funeral was very God-honoring. Jason's step-dad paid tribute to God's wonderful grace in Jason's life. Wow! He clearly laid out our need to submit our lives to Christ.

A high-light for me at the funeral was sweet reminiscing with Jason's sister, Angie:

We were remembering when Angie & Jason were 2 & 4 yrs old living at the Idaville farmhouse. They had thought that by dropping their 2 goslings over the back of the sofa, they might teach them to fly, but instead they broke the neck of one of the little goslings & killed it. At some point, the cat got the other.

Everyone loved to ask Jason to say "applesauce" cuz of the adorable way he said it. He also called McDonald's "Rocka-Docka" ... or something like that.

Pray for the Wenger/Staub family

Please pray for my former student's family. I had taught Jason Wenger in 4th grade at the Christian School of Grace Baptist Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His Dad had died at age 29 when Jason & his older sister were very young due to aspiration when lifting weights. (He also was very dear to my heart.) By the time I taught Jason, his mom had remarried into the Staub family. The following year (while I was teaching overseas), Jason's family moved to Colorado, so the only contact I have had has been via correspondence with Jason's mom.

This news has been a stunning shock! I am so grateful for Jason's vibrant testimony apparent even in this news article.

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/9495726p-9406642c.html

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/9495949p-9406887c.html

Please pray also for my dad, who has been asked to conduct the funeral service next Friday, 14 December. Also, let's pray for the true repentance & salvation of his murderer.

holding pattern ...

Still waiting to do part 2 of the blood tests.

There's been a mix-up of special forms my doctor has to fill out for the send-out lab in order for my local hospital lab to draw my blood. It seems the doctor's office faxed them to a wrong number then sent their copy to "records" before they realized their error, so last I heard the receptionist was trying to track down all the doctor had filled in to re-fax the form.