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Yesterday we received news that our neighbor is terminally ill with cancer. He and his wife are retired and live in the house up the hill that shares the driveway with us. He is coming home with hospice care. This will be the first time our children have ever experienced the death of someone fairly close to them. Mr. G (our neighbor) is 73 years old, retired, from New Jersey (has the accent too! ;-) ), and some might know him as a "grumpy old man". We have not lived here quite 2 years yet, but Mr. G and his wife have shown us lots of kindness. They have brought us raspberries from their bushes each year, squash and tomato from their garden, told us when our goats escaped, told us about King (our rooster) coming up the hill to their house every day with the wild turkeys to have grain thrown to him, brought nature books over with pictures of the wildlife living in this area, and so much more. But, what has made the most impact on not only our boys, but also on Mr. G is that every morning our boys would be out feeding their horses, goats, and chickens when Mr. G would walk down the driveway. He would stop and say hello to the boys, pet the goats, and they would talk about the laws, taxes, animals, wildlife, money, military, and God. One time he found our little goat caught in the gate and helped her back in. He gave the boys pictures out of the newspaper of some goat farms in our state. He would stand out there in freezing cold New England winter weather and talk and talk and talk with our boys. I could never understand how he didn't freeze out there as I can't handle the cold! Yesterday my husband went to see Mr. G in the hospital after we found out about his prognosis. Mr. G broke down and cried when he told my husband how much he misses talking with the boys each morning. You see, he has grandchildren living in the same town, but they are very busy with sports, extra-curricular activities, etc. and are not over often, but because of the blessing of our children living here and being homeschooled this man has been blessed almost daily! And our boys have been blessed. They have learned so much about history and nature from this man. So, I am reminded again how short life is and how as we walk down the path of life we are given many opportunities to bless others and to be blessed by them. May the Lord bless you today. We continue to walk in FAITH. |
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