Sunday, June 8, 2008

"Teach us to number my days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom....Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:12,14

Today we buried a precious saint. The combinaton of grief and joy was tangible to all those present. The Lord provided all the right pieces to bring all of his grieving children through this situation. Their were words that brought comfort, words to make us laugh, songs that celebrated Dan's life and most important the true message that all of us involved wanted everyone to know...The Lord is on His throne and all who will turn from their sin and call on His name will be saved! And one day we will all be together with Dan for eternity. Aaron and Brian Henninsen wrote a sweet, beautiful song this morning that they sang for us and I will include the words below so all can be ministered to by it. I don't want to forget to mention the sweet people from Arthur Christian School and Eagle Mountain Youth Group, who came together to provide a meal for everyone this evening. They worked so hard and made everything so nice for all of us. I believe I can see the hands of Christ when I see believers coming together to help others like we have seen so often lately.

Meanwhile, The Binions really need your prayers. Karin is being stretched farther than can be imagined and feels she can hardly take watching her sons struggle anymore. Schuyler is fighting things quite a bit, pulling tubes out, fighting to make everything go away. Karin is trying to keep him under control and he is getting very angry. His blood pressure has been high and I'm sure Karin's is also. She is desperate for just a little reprieve for him. Pray with me that God will bring just a little change in the situation. Tomorrow is still supposed to be the surgery so that will help Karin a little. Sam is doing okay, kind of out of it. I believe that is God's mercy.

I know the days ahead for both families are going to be long and hard so please don't forget to pray and ask God how you can reach out to them.

Thank You for all the help.
Katrina

We've Never Seen Blue Like That ©2008 Aaron and Brian Henningsen

We’ve seen the gulf side of Florida
And swam in those waters
And North Carolina in the twilight of morning
Just before the sun comes out
And gives out its orders
And the leaves don’t yet know
That they’re green, they’re blue
Born a hot July day
Might as well have been have been spring time
With the way that the flowers did bloom
And we couldn’t believe when you opened your eyes
And you outdid the sky, yeah it’s true
‘Cause we’d never seen blue like that
Yeah, we’d never seen blue like that
We’d never seen blue like that ‘till we met you
Part lamb and part lion as everyone knows
Built machines made for flying and out grew his clothes
And the girls would line up ‘round the block, I suppose
Just to gaze deeply into your eyes so blue
Yeah, they’d never seen blue like that
Yeah, they’d never seen blue like that
‘Cause they’d never seen blue like that ‘till they met you
Then the storm clouds came rolling in wave after wave
Each displaying it’s own shade of blue
Then the clouds and our eyes both poured out their waters
On the day that we heard we lost you
No, we’d never seen blue like that
No, we’d never seen blue just like that
Though the peace of the Lord hovered over those waters
We’d never seen blue like that
No, we’d never seen blue like that
I can see a boy walking on a beach up in Heaven
With Jesus by and ocean of truth
And he’d never seen blue like that
And he’d never seen blue like that
And the spirit of God hovers over those waters
And he’d never seen blue like that
Someday we'll see blue like that

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sometimes playing music softly in the room really helps someone who is agitated. The sounds of a hospital are not soothing, especially to someone who is somewhat sedated and not fully aware of what is going on.

Anonymous said...

I AM RHONDA'S COUSIN BRENDA MCCLAIN FROM FINDLAY. MY HEART HURTS SO BADLY FOR RHONDA THAT WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN, BUT I KNOW GOD WILL COMFORT HER, AND BE WITH HER AND HER FAMILY TO HELP THEIR HEARTS HEAL. ONE OF MY MEMORIES I HAVE OF DAN IS THAT I HAD A FAMILY REUNION AT MY HOUSE, AND WE HAVE A BIG SWIMMING POOL. DAN WAS JUST ALITTLE GUY THEN, BUT HE PUT HIS BIG GOGGLES ON AND JUMPED IN! HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE BIGGEST GUY OUT THERE! RHONDA IS A VERY SPECIAL LADY & MOTHER, AND ALL HER SPECIAL QUALITYS ARE INSPIRED BY HER CHILDREN. MY LOVE TO YOU RHONDA,

Cip said...

That song, Brian and Aaron, is beautiful. How I can imagine it's sound comforting and surrounding all those you love.

Is there an audio file where we can listen to it?