Ben ended up coming home (for a short 5 day visit) prematurely for his cousin's funeral who never gave up in the long battle with cancer. Steve is missed greatly but he is in a much better place praising Jesus with his second oldest son Josh who left to be with the Lord exactly 6 months before. Thank you all for the prayers for his family! Please, continue lifting them all up. His wife and 11 children are praising Him!
We received the news Saturday and Monday the kids and I checked into a hotel in Atlanta just 15 min before Ben landed a bit before midnite. He was able to catch a shuttle to the hotel and was in the room as we all got our Pjs on and got sort of settled, as settled as one can get with 4 kids in a hotel room!!! How sweet is that???!! Ain't God good? I didn't want to get out into the bitter cold and pick him up from the airport (not far, a few miles only, but it was so very cold in Atlanta) but was willing to do so since the shuttles were running every 30 min after midnite. Praise the Lord he was able to get on the shuttle that was preparing to leave!!! I was so glad! Even that small of a detail was worked out by Him. Kids were ecstatic to see dad. I was in the bathroom when I heard him come in. Voicing excited opinions about his beard was something I didn't expect! I had no clue my husband had grown facial hair in a matter of a month. Ben grows a beard only in cold weather if he is working outside (I can count on one hand how many times I've seen him with one). He has been working in Jamaica for the last month-hot there, you know? But I was warned before and he finally carried out the warning?! I bet his beard came in handy in the freezing KY weather on this trip. It was extremely cold! The surrounding counties had lost electricity due to ice storms but there were no problems in our county! We have 2 sick kiddos with fevers and headaches upon our return! I don't remember it being so bitter cold when we lived there. But that was 2 years ago!
Needless to say, it took some time to settle everybody to bed so we can get some sleep before continuing our trip to Ky the next am. But we all were refreshed and were blessed by a nice free breakfast for the whole family in the concierge lounge (for members who live in Mariotts there are a few nice perks) before heading out.
His testimony about his visa is pretty neat! Ben's passport was at the local govt office for a visa extension after his entry one issued just for one month upon arrival. He had his luggage packed and waiting when he got the call about his successful visa extension just 30 min before he had to leave for the airport. His connecting flight in Miami was cancelled due to problem with the plane (so glad another detail, that delayed but kept him safe, was taken care of) , but he was able to catch another one at a much later hour, but he made it safely!!! God is so good!
We had an uneventful trip there and back. It is so very good to be back home with a phone and www (we don't have either in KY). We had a full day with dad yesterday and early this morning he took the shuttle to the Atlanta aiprort! I missed him the minute I waived him bye. The warm weather, the sunshine and two small hands holding on to mine (oldest were sick at home) made it bearable to part. T-shirt weather is also so uplifting to one's spirits! So, that's in a nutshell our unexpected week with dad. Countown, here we go again!
Be blessed and enjoy your husbands!
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