Our Unplanned Friday, June 3, 2011

Our Unplanned Friday

Dear Ones, thought I’d take few minutes this afternoon and share with you some of the in creditable things that God has done recently in Sherry’s life. As most of you know Sherry was adopted as a baby and after 911 she made an effort to discover her birth mother and possibly any siblings she may have. Her results were bitter sweet, but mostly sweet. Her birth mother had passed away in 1991, but in this search she discovered her birth mother’s obituary which revealed one half sister and two half brothers. I was delighted when she immediately phoned me and shared this good news. This was a subject we had discussed often in our growing-up years. I was almost as excited as she was to get in contact with these three siblings she had always longed to find.

Since that discovery, almost 10 years ago, she and her sister, Janis, have stayed in touch and have had several visits through the years. Also, in touch with both brothers, Buddy and Mike. She always told me that since I didn’t have any brothers or sisters, that if she ever found that she did, she’d share them with me. She’s my true friend, because that’s exactly what she has done. What a blessing for me. She is still praising God for emails and internet to help make her search successful.

Last Friday, June 3rd, Sherry enjoyed the company of her entire family as they gathered together for the very first time. We can’t even refer to this gathering as a “Reunion”, but maybe it is better referred to as a “Union”. That bond between these four beautiful children was finally accomplished. I was so very privileged to witness this blessed gathering. One thing that was most clear was this was a “God Thing”, not of our making, but of His will as the pieces for this special day began to fall together Thursday afternoon and then see the reality on Friday afternoon. My eyes fill with tears right now as I reflect on watching these four try to take in all that they were feeling as they were finally together.

Those present were Buddy (69), Janis (66), Mike (64) and Sherry (63); others present were Zora (Buddy’s wife), Lilly (Mike’s wife), Richard (Sherry’s husband), Jennifer & Justin (Mike & Lilly’s oldest daughter and her husband), Chandra & Coy (Sherry’s daughter and her boyfriend) and me. We all loved seeing Chandra and Jennifer discover they were cousins.

Sherry continues to hang tough, although her jaw pain is what seems to be most uncomfortable for her. Hospice plans to help her arrange for that area to be radiated in hopes it will shrink the tumor and lessen her pain. As she explains, she will go off hospice just while she undergoes these radiation treatments and then go back to the hospice care.

Just go to Picasa.com and download the file to establish a Picasa account to view these pictures if you don’t have one. You can view these pictures or download the entire file or only the ones you want to save. Thanks to all of you that have reached out to Sherry. You have encouraged her beyond measure.

I’ll keep all of you posted on how the radiation goes. Please continue to lift her up in your prayers. I love how God chooses to answer, last Friday was good example!