prairiemom

Lessons from Dan's Life

     Thanks so much for your kind comments concerning my daughter's loss of a young man who was very dear to her.

     I am thankful to say that she is doing much better this week than last. She took her last final at Montana Bible College on Wednesday and feels a great sense of relief in being done. She intends to spend time with friends, pack and clean and then she will move from Bozeman to Montana Wilderness School of the Bible on the Rocky Mountain Front. She will be employed as a cook for a year. It will give her time to heal and to seek God's next step for her life.

     I wanted to take a few minutes to mention some features of her friend, Dan's life that have been a big blessing and encouragement to me.

     Dan lived life to the fullest and gave everything he had to whatever he attempted. He was a good building contractor, who was well-known in the Gallatin Valley for his plaster work. He led a weekly Bible study and was a greeter in his church. Dan displayed a remarkable ability to forgive and to accept others as they were. I admire those two traits very much and pray that I will be able to show them more and more in my life as well.

     May is an exciting month in our area. The lawns have greened up and the trees have buds on them. The weather is often cool and windy, but we know summer is coming.

     Bless you all.

                                                                 Denise (prairiemom)