On this day two years ago..........

As most of you know, Ricardo was injured in Iraq on December 3, 2007. He had only been there 3 1/2 months. I just wanted to share some verses that really ministered to us and really helped us to go through such a crazy time in our lives. First of all, I called Pastor Rick as soon as I found out. When I talked to him, he said that I was experiencing the "peace that surpasses all understanding" because I felt "OK" about the situation. I just knew in my heart that everything would be ok. That was GOD. So later, I talked with Kristy, Pastor Rick's wife, and she said the exact same thing!! I was familiar with this verse at the time but I wanted to read it in my Bible again. When I opened the Bible and read the verse, I just started to cry! Here is the verse:

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7

How awesome is that! Be anxious for nothing! I love how God loves us and how He uses others to minister to us. After Ricardo was released from the hospital, he was staying in housing for Wounded Warriors. We stayed there 2 weeks without the kids. It was so hard. I had been reading through the Psalms before all of this had happened so one day I opened up my Bible and I was on Psalm 30. Verse 5 jumped out to me:

Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

WOW........again! God's timing is so perfect. Then to make it even more awesome; we had a meeting with a lady with an organization who helps the wounded guys and there families with anything they might need during their stay at BAMC, the military hospital. We were in her office and I noticed posted on her cubicle PSALM 30:5!! It was so amazing and wonderful. That was such a hard time in our lives but it was so neat to see God's hand putting everything together. We are so blessed that we lived through this and we thank God for being with us throughout it all. He never leaves us nor forsakes us.