Family

 Yesterday we hosted a small gathering to celebrate my Mama's birthday.  I had fully intended to wax poetic about all things partyish, talk about some frivolous topics (you know, since I never do that) and dramatically mourn the fact that my hoodlums have totally outgrown a bucket of toys that used to be their main focus each and every day for years... I was going to talk about setting up a booster seat, gather sippy cups and how I had to take "a moment" when I laid out a bib and one of the hoodlums old baby spoons for my niece.

And then as life happens, my heart broke when one of my dearest friends in all the world, incidentally someone I raised babies alongside, so many years ago, called me.  She called because her brother-in-law and 15year old nephew were up on a mountain yesterday and never came home last night... their truck was still in the lot.  Search and Rescue are headed up today but that means that they were out all night in the snow and elements. 

I couldn't even sleep much last night.  I feel physically sick to my stomach today for my friend and her family.  God kept waking me up all night to pray over them.  Of course I am praying for a happy ending.  My mother's heart kept thinking about family... extended and close.  Because she is my friend, it almost feels like it's happening in my family too.  So instead of a silly post about things that don't matter, I decided to share this in hopes that some of you might also pray.  We know God is fully in control of this situation and though my friend didn't know where her brother-in-law or nephew were all night, God knew exactly where they were, every single minute.   

*UPDATE: MY FRIEND JUST TEXTED ME THE WORDS, "JUST FOUND THEM"....That is all she said so when I hear more I will share...  thank you so much for prayers!!  Keep em coming.