Hard stuff!

The rocks, the very pillars in my life are becoming fragile with age. It never dawned on me that I would actually face days without certain steadfast members of my life. Every once in a while, I am faced with this very realization.

I went to see Dillard and Deeny today. Deeny is sick. She and Dillard have been a part of my life for nearly 30 years. Deeny is sick, sicker than even she knows. Dillard knows. They have been married for 52 years. They love God and have been faithful servants for as long as I have known them. Dillard was an elder. When he would pray for us his voice would boom across the room. So strong in faith.

Dillard cried today as he spoke of the Word the Lord had given him for Deeny. He said the Lord has held Deeny in the palm of His hand all these years and that she was still in that place. He, the Lord, would care for her.

I think that Dillard will miss her terribly. They do everything together. They always have. They truly have been a marriage made by heaven.

Dillard cried today. He is being shaken to the core with the thought of losing Deeny. He wants her to take her medicine. She says it makes her feel awful and that she feels better without it.

I love them both. I haven't seen them for a long while but when I heard I had to go and see them.

When I was leaving we took hands and prayed. They asked me to lead them in prayer. I sat next to Deeny and took her hand. Dillard came by and took my hand. He knelt down on the floor. I sank to my knees. It was an humbling experience to be praying for the very ones who had always been the prayer warriors for all of us.

I will go and see them again. Deeny forgets too easily now the details of her life. I will listen to their stories while they can tell them.

Dillard cried today. He knows she is leaving soon. He knows His God will take care of her. He will miss her.

I cried today. They are one of my heros. I will see them again. We have been blessed beyond our understanding to have had them care over us.

Deeny is dying.
Dillard cried today...