Psalms 34: 15-22

Psalms 34:15-22
¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶ The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷ When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰ He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
²¹ Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²² The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned

Psalms 30

Psalms 30

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
² O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
³ O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.^[a]

⁴ Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.^[c]
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.

⁶ As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
⁷ By your favor, O Lord,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.

⁸ To you, O Lord, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹ “What profit is there in my death,^[d]
if I go down to the pit?^[e]
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰ Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹ You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
¹² that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Words From a Friend

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words. - Rilke

2 Corinthians 1:3-11

God of All Comfort

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵ For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.^{[a] 6} If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. ⁷ Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

⁸ For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[b] of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. ⁹ Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. ¹⁰ He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. ¹¹ You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

Various Picture of Hannah's Grave

Heidi and Nathan painted this H

First time we visited Hannah's grave after her funeral

Such a hard time

Setting up for Hannah's birthday balloons

It snowed and there was still some snow at the cemetry so Martin and Nathan made a snowman

Cassie made this

Hananh's funeral flowers

The name plate on her grave, there until we get her stone.

Happy Birthday Hannah

Sam made this duck

Valerie painted this

The paper drawing and painting are tacked down with all the painted rocks

Heidi has a container with things she puts in there and it doesn't get wet

Hannah's first birthday

Valerie is sad and misses Hannah very much

We love these twirlly things!  They look so cool twirling in the wind!

Valerie again! She is so sweet and loved Hannah so much! 

Heidi painted the big yellow sign, Cassie painted the pink sign after Rick routered Hannah into the wood!

Hannah was loved!  and is missed!

Colossians 3:23&24

 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for^[a] you serve the Lord Christ.

Love, Sandi (Martin, Sam, Cassie, Heidi, Valerie, Nathan, Terri Lynn and Hannah's mommy)

First Visit to Hannah's Grave

This is the first time we went to Hannah's grave. It was Sunday afternoon.  The after her funeral, so hard!

Few Pictures of the 64 balloon Send Off

The next day at church:  Hannah's 64 balloon send off.  Celebrating the 64 days we were blessed with!  Each day was a blessing to be with Hannah!  The doctors expected Hannah to die at birth or in womb so each day was extra special!

Here is the power point picture noting it is time for the balloon send off!

Elders helped hand out balloons to the congregation!

The balloons being passed out!

Rita helping Terri Lynn, Valerie and Nathan to get their balloon!

Beppe, Martin, Sam and Bradley getting ready!

Grandma getting a balloon too!

Already with the balloons

Rick and I watching the passing out of the balloons

Everyone ready!

getting ready to send off our balloons!

The balloons are being set off!

There they go!

Off in the sky!

Balloons everywhere!

Watching! Gazing!

Everyone watching the heavens watching the balloons float in the sky!

very neat!

Watching!

Hannah was such a blessing and all those who loved on Hannah and our family were a blessing to us also!  Even those who bless us even now!

Few Pictures of Hannah's Funeral

people are arriving into the sanctuary

As people arrive this picture of Hannah is what they got to see.

some of the flowers

A table set up with Hannah's memories

sitting together as a family in the front row

the sanctuary was full!  Fullest it has ever been so I was told.  I didn't even notice.

Pastor Jon spoke

Children's message (We wanted a service directed to the children)

Martin read Hannah"s Story

Tami talked about how much Hannah and our family meant to her

Alice sharing!  Thanks Alice!

Thanks Dalee for sharing!

Becky thanks for sharing your heart.  It meant so much to us!

                                   

Listening

One of the hardest times in my life! Losing my baby!

Denise and Beth singing the same song they sang for Hannah's baptism!  Beautiful! Thank you!

Karen sang too! 

Our family walked out first to met and receive hugs and loves from all!

Terri Lynn is sleeping on my shoulder.  It was a good feeling for me to have her sleeping on me. I needed her closeness!

fellowship time

The cake celebrating Hannah's 64 days with us!

Bouquet of flowers from Pake and Beppe

Bouquet of flowers from Hannah's aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews

Few Pictures of Hannah's Funeral

Hannah's funeral was at Faith Community Fellowship on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 1pm.  It was a blurr for me.  I don't remember much of that day.  I'm so thankful for all who can and supported us!  We were blessed with love! 

Joshua 1:9
⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Love, Sandi