CHRISTMAS LETTER

Enid's Memorial Service

 

Dear Friends and Family

Thank you all for the expressions of love and compassion. We have already learned much from you about comforting others.

Here is the information about my mom's memorial.
We are having a service on Monday December 15th at 7pm at Hopevale in Saginaw.
We also plan to have a memorial in Lansing in July when my brother can come back to Mi.
Here is a link to view the obituary:
www.deislerfuneralhome.com

Please pr. that my mom's memory and God would be honored.
Love, Ellen

 

 

Going Home

Grandma Enid went to Heaven today. Here is a sweet email that my mom wrote.

From: ellen reed

Dear Family and Friends.

There is a song by William Bradbury and Charitie Bancroft called Before the Throne of Gd Above. The last stanza reads:

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
The King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Ch on high,
With Ch my Svr and my Gd!

My mom believed in the Son, The Risen Lamb, and we believe that He is sovereign and knows our days, our comings and goings, that our life is “hid with Him on high.”

My mom went Home (she has wanted to for a long time) today at 11:30 a.m., after a short but intense battle with pneumonia.

We loved her very much and will miss her. Thank you all for your pr-ers on her behalf.

We are considering having a memorial in Saginaw to honor her the week of December 15^th. We then would have a memorial service in Lansing at a later date when my brother from Louisiana can attend. We will communicate details once plans are set.

Love,

Ellen and Mark.

_____________________________________________

We love you Grandma Enid

Sarah Enid McViccar
Nov 19, 1912-Dec 4, 2008

Tuesday update on Grandma Enid

We did get to go see Grandma Enid today.  She looked considerably better.  We did take Jubilee and she brought so much joy to Grandma.  She was also instrumental in helping the time pass for Ryan’s grandma and mom during Grandpa Tausch’s surgery.

Grandma Enid decided to have a NG tube put in because she is getting very hungry.  This way she’ll be able to get some food pumped into her stomach.  That will probably be Wednesday, so please pr. for comfort during that procedure.

It seems your prs. are really making a difference.  We didn’t think she’d pull out of this, but we are definitely seeking the Father’s will for her.  Your prs and emails are a big encouragement to our family.  We hope you’re enjoying these updates and that they’re helping you pr more effectively.

Love

Ryan and Sarah

Happy 6 Month Birthday Jubilee!

On Tuesday, Jubilee turned 6 months! We were able to celebrate in several ways.

1. Monday we had a beautiful snow, so we decided to go out in the courtyard of our apartment and build a snowman even though it as past Jubilee’s bedtime. We want to enjoy those fun times, make family memories, not be rigid about rules.

2. Tuesday after Ryan got home from work, we let Jubilee try rice cereal. It was very thin, so we couldn’t put a candle in it, but we held it next to the bowl and sang “Happy Birthday!” She did ok. She wasn’t too interested and eventually digressed to just banging the rattle on the high chair.

3. Today, which is Thanksgiving, however we tried it again, this time a little thicker. She seemed like she actually liked it. :-)

Prefield Ministry Trip

 

Last weekend we took a trip to Dayton OH.  We represented our company at a conference and visited the church Sarah attended in college.  We were blessed to spend time with many friends.  We even cozy-ed up in a twin bed together…much too small for 2, sometimes 3, people J

We are thankful for our time with:

~Amber and Nate

~Jeff, Lora, Rodney, Robert, Daniel, Lady

~John and Linda

~Nathan

~A Visit to Cedarville University

 

We learned about being patient too as we traveled with an infant!  Trip down took 5 hours minus time to meet friends for lunch.  Jubilee slept all the way from Ann Arbor MI to Dayton.  The trip back though took 7 hours!  At least we got to stop for a nursing break at Starbucks!

 

Happy 4 Month Birthday Jubilee

On Thursday, Jubilee will be 4 months already! To celebrate, she decided to roll over this morning 6 times. Here's one I caught on video for friends and family to enjoy!




Also, you can see another video of Jubilee, taken only one week ago. See how much she's progressed in just a week! As an added bonus, you get to view a precious treasure. Yes, Jubilee's cute sneeze. She does it like this every time!