My Nance

Meet Nancy. I sure am grateful to the Lord that I met her...the summer after second grade. Nancy and I became fast best friends, and shared many an adventure growing up. I think the beauty of our friendship and the reason it has lasted is because it is rooted in the love of Christ. Nancy shared this verse with me several years ago in a note she wrote to me, and it sums up how I feel about her perfectly: "...the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul." I Samuel 18:1

I am so blessed when I get the opportunity to spend time with this sweet friend. She lifts me up, encourages me, and never ceases to make me laugh, laugh, laugh! It doesn't matter if it's been two days or two months since we last talked, we pick up right where we left off. She is now not only an amazing friend, but an amazing mother to two beautiful children. What a joy it is to see her love those two. I know where she learned it, though. You see, Nancy's mom is the picture of beauty, strength, joy and dignity herself. Mrs. Sharon is so amazing, and she has blessed my life in more ways than she will ever know, just as Nancy has as well.

There was a time growing up when I needed to hear the Word, and hear it clearly. Mrs. Sharon led Nancy and I through several bible studies, but two of the ones that stick out in my mind were the Experiencing God study and a study on the book of Ephesians, my favorite book of the Bible (probably because of that study!). She is a woman of God, and a blessing to so many. Mrs. Sharon is not only a warrior for Christ, but she has also been battling a horrible disease: pancreatic cancer. I write this post to ask you to pray for her. Pray for her healing, pray that she will feel comfort from her pain and from the symptoms of chemo, pray for her precious family.

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

²⁰Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:14-21

Thank you for praying.

I love you, Nancy and Mrs. Sharon.