Christmas 2022

We just had our first Christmas without Savannah. It wasn’t Fun. We planned to go out of town for Christmas since Justin and Nicole got a free cabin in North Carolina for a week. As the trip approach, I started having an uneasy feeling about going. I also started getting request for Jobs to be done that week. As Jeannie and I began to talk about it,  We were working out nurse care for Jeannie’s Dad and then a week before our trip, Robert went into the hospital. They told Jeannie he would be there til Dec 24 and then be moved to Rehab center. Jeannie saw this as an opportunity to go now that her Dad was going to be taken care of for a few weeks. I still had my doubts. Jeannie was pretty adiment about going. Then I thought about sending Jeff and Jeannie. I would stay home to take care of business. In the end, still being uneasy about the trip, I decided to off load my appointments and buy plane tickets to go with Jeannie. As we were driving to the airport, Jeannie got a call that said her Dad was being released Saturday and had no place to go. An hour before we were scheduled to take off, we canceled our plans and headed home. In the end, God kept us home and didn’t allow us to travel to North Carolina for Christmas. I had been praying for God to put a stop to this trip if he didn’t want us going. I felt this was God keeping us home. We were scheduled to arrive Wednesday Night and I was going to fly back on Saturday. As it turns out, the day after are scheduled arrival, the cabin lost power for most of the day and it was 0 degrees. I’m thinking was my uneasy feeling God prompting me to avoid the trip. As it turns out, Justin and Nicole Left the next day after losing power again. They came home and on Christmas Day we were able to spend it together. There was no gifts or decorations. Just a nice meal Jeannie had prepared for us. We didn’t take pictures or celebrate. It did turn out to be very peaceful and for that, I am thankful to God.

Jeannie’s Dad did not get released and they found a rehab to move him to for a week or two.

 Through all of this, I have continued my commitment to Savannah to totally surrender to God and live my life Holy, as He is. Merry Christmas Savannah.