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Hello to you all! Let me apologize for not keeping in better touch with you. There have been so many things on my list needing to get done, sitting down to write kept slipping down to the bottom of the list. Sorry about that! Praying you are all well and happy.
First off, I will tell you that my Mom passed away on March 2nd. Since last fall her health had been gradually failing. She’d have some good weeks and then some bad. We’d see doctors and get some relief, but her body was just getting tired. And I think her spirit was tired too. She had hurt for so long, not being able to get up and do things, she was ready to rest. Thankfully she wasn’t hurting at the end. Her funeral was on March 6th, which turned out to be a pretty day in Kentucky. The room was filled with beautiful flowers that she would have loved. Mom always loved her garden and wanted the yard filled with flowers. And the room was also filled with our sweet family members and friends. God has blessed us so with such a loving, tender family. They were all such a great support!
I want to thank you all for the prayers I know you were sending up while Mom was sick. I got so many notes from you all and goodness, that meant so much to me! Just to hear your voices and see emails encouraging me, meant more than you will ever know. Thank you so much!! I pray God will just bless you beyond what you could ever imagine. Thank you.
Back in October I did get to sing in two of my favorite spots, Cortez and Naturita, CO. Those two towns are over on the western side of Colorado, way down in the four corners region. We have such dear friends there and love to hang around with them. I was honored to be with the ladies group at the First Nazarene Ladies Retreat. I sang a short time for them during the day, but was feeling a bit under the weather so unfortunately had to cancel the concert for the following night. They were nice enough to forgive me! I’ll be heading back there later on to make up for that! Then a few weeks later we drove over to Naturita to sing at Church of God. We always enjoy being with those sweeties! Looking forward to seeing them again soon!
In February I did get home for a weekend to sing in Aurora, CO for the Mississippi Avenue Women’s Meeting. Those ladies meet once a month during the year (I think they break for the summer months), getting together for different types of programs. They are kind enough to let me come sing every other year. We have a great time! Especially since they cook up such yummy food and we get to eat!! Thank you sweet ladies! My red fox really enjoyed those left over pancakes. And “Thank You” to Lou and Bill who help us set up and always make us feel so special!
During some of the good weeks my Mom had, I would drive down to Nashville to work on one of the new CD’s we’ve been putting together. The first CD, “Hymns”, is a collection of; you guessed it, old hymns. These are songs that I enjoyed singing while I was growing up. (Still enjoy singing!) Our family would gather around the piano to sing them or we’d harmonize on them in the car on the way to Grandma’s. They are just songs that grabbed my heart and shaped it into what it is today. I love the words, the melodies, just everything about them. As we recorded, I would bring home a copy of what we had done during the day. One night at the hospital, Mom wasn’t doing well, so I thought I’d play a couple of the songs to help soothe her. The first song was “In the Sweet By and By”. When it got to the chorus, you could see Mom’s mouth saying the words right along with the music. They are songs, I believe, that when I get to where I don’t even know my name, I will remember these songs and sing them in my heart.
We are looking forward to getting back to the work that God has for us! I was reading a devotional the other day on Mark 11:1-7. It’s the passage about the disciples going to get the donkey that Jesus would ride for His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The writer of the devotional spoke of how astonishing it was that God would use such a lowly means to accomplish His purposes. But God does that all the time. He uses every day, normal, willing people. He uses people who think they have nothing to offer. Wonder of wonders, He uses me! Keep us in your prayers; we will keep you in ours. Blessings,
Sherri
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