Adjustments In Life…
As time passes we all face adjustments in our lives and in our families. We as a family have had to face several adjustments in recent days. Yesterday, Cindy’s Dad, Papaw, moved into a local nursing facility, in the room with his wife, Memaw. We know the facility takes good care of it’s patients. We know that Papaw will be safe, will be fed three good meals a day and snacks too. We know that he will enjoy being able to spend more time with Memaw on a daily basis as well as be around others. We believe that being around others will help him have a purpose (to talk to, pray with, minister to other residents) and will stimulate his mind instead of him simply staying home, eating and sleeping all day. It’s hard to see those you love make such a transition, but we know that as life goes on we will all face some adjustments. Some adjustments are smaller than others – some larger. We (like many families) have had other “issues” in recent days that have come up in our “larger extended family” that break our heart and will require adjustment. Many adjustments are simply part of the life process, others are because of choices that others or ourselves make. These choices sometimes affect us and cause us to have to make some hard choices. Sometimes the choices of others cause you and I to have to make some big decisions that will effect the future – and that’s not easy but it must be done. All in all – life is full of choices and adjustments. Sometimes easy, sometimes not.
The good news is that there is coming a day that we will face one final adjustment and that is eternity. ( YES, I am a conservative, fundamentalist, old-time Christian so what i’m about to share is going to reflect that!) I am so thankful for the truth of God’s Word – that there is a Savior and that there is a heaven for those who are saved. It isn’t about church membership, baptism or even our opinion of doctrine. It’s about the truth of God’s Word, the Gift of His Son, the need for all men to be saved. It’s about security – heaven. One of these days we will make our final “move”. One of these days the final adjustment will be over. One of these days – IT WILL BE GLORY! I can’t wait! No more difficult decisions, no more sin, no more trouble. – It will be heaven. Guess that’s why it’s called HEAVEN!! LOL Hope you have a great day!! We also hope you will make plans to be with us this Sunday at Life House. We aren’t your traditional church with all of the trappings of ritualistic and formal worship – we have freedom in the Lord to clap, sing, lift our hands, express our hearts and worship! (Yes, sometimes we are even a little loud!!) If that kind of worship bothers you then we aren’t the place for you. Where the Spirit of the Lord is – there is LIBERTY (FREEDOM)!! We will have Believer’s Baptism Celebration this coming Sunday. Our new Celebration Choir will be presenting two numbers and following the service we will baptize and then enjoy a church wide meal together. It’s going to be a great day! Pray for us and come see us. Might even be a good “ADJUSTMENT” for you to get out and experience worship at Life House this Sunday!!! Pastor James
BTW. Thanks for reading the blog and I’m sorry I haven’t blogged in a few days. Seems that there have been some “adjustments” we’ve been dealing with! 
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
Thanks, James.
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am
I can imagine the decision to move him into the nursing facility wasn’t an easy one – that doesn’t mean it wasn’t the right one. I support your decision adn will be praying for you and Cindy…
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
My mother died when I was only 25. She was ill, brain tumor, for several months and there was really no hope. It seemed that the doctors only prolonged her agony. During that time, I lived in Dallas, and my children were very young. I drove back and forth to Texarkana many, many times to help care for her and visit with her as much as possible. I did what I could under the circumstances, but never felt it was enough until God gave me peace some 10 years later. I still miss her so much. She is with God.
Dad lived until he was 74. His demise began with a stroke and it was pretty much downhill from there. Andrew and I took him in for a short period of time, but after one of his hospital stays, it was decided that I could no longer care for him at home and he had to go into a nursing home. He never did like it much. We all tried to take him out from time to time. Eventually, he had a very serious stroke, a cerebral aneurysm, and we had to allow him to go home to Jesus. He longed to see Mom again.
My point, our parents raise us and then when they are older, it becomes our responsibility and our blessing to return that favor and take the best care of them that we can. We have to be at peace with it and allow God to give us comfort during these difficult times.
God bless you and Cindy. It’s tough. It’s easy to feel guilty, but allow God to take control and give you both peace in this situation. At least her parents are together during this time. It’s sweet to hear that they are now able to be together and I really hope that works out.
We care and are praying for you both. God bless you both.
January 24th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Thank you for sharing. May God’s Peace rain down on you and Cindy!!
January 26th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Praying for you and your family. The Wrights have had a fruitful ministry for many years. Only in eternity will they realize all the people they have ministered to in some way, me being one of them.
And you…a fundamentalist??? Need I remind you of the fundamentalism at a certain Baptist college we graced with our presence in the late 90s? They make us look like bleeding liberals. =)
January 26th, 2009 at 6:19 am
UH – now that I remember that – you are totally right! Maybe i’m a “bleeding heart conservative, fundamentalist, liberal LOL