It's about 11:30 p.m. on sabbath eve and I find that Sunday is my favorite day of the week. Shannon and I traveled to Owatonna to see my gallery exhibit in the Owatonna Arts Center and to meet with our friends Chris and Lynn Nyhus. Chris is an elder at Christ Church and Lynn is his crown. I enjoyed sharing the gallery exhibit, "Living Water", with them and attempting to soak up some of their wisdom. Unfortunately I am unable to obtain wisdom through osmosis. Much of our conversation was focused on children as Shannon is nearly 3 months pregnant with our first child, or little Humbo as we refer to him/her now.
As this week comes to an end my thoughts and prayers have been with my friends Jeremy and Krista who lost their little one Elsa on Monday. Elsa tied a knot in her umbilical cord and did not have a heart beat when the doctor checked Krista. I was able see Elsa after Krista gave birth to her. She was beautiful, a cute button nose, perfect lips, and the most intricate hands and fingers. Greg Lawrence, our pastor, was there for support throughout the entire process. Anyone with ears to hear and eyes to see, heard and saw the Gospel. I don't know if it's possible to admire a man more than we admire Greg. Shannon has handled everything with grace and strength which reminds me how blessed I am to have her. I found it difficult to concentrate for extended periods of time and did not get much work done this week. My most therapeutic task was painting the crib for Humbo. All this said, my prayer is that this tragedy is used to bear fruit in all of us, that Jeremy and Krista will be comforted, and that the Elsa's life and death will bring us to our knees before God.
I can hear Shannon rustling about in bed which means it's time for me to retire.
Good Night.
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