Graciousness

Alicia used to talk all the time about God's graciousness. She would point out things He'd done like providing the money for her to fly back to America to be in her best friend's wedding and just gush at how gracious He was. It was a little bit of a foreign concept to me- I'd never thought about those things that way. But this week, I really felt some of God's graciousness.

On Wednesday, Kiran and I took a road trip to Lancaster to visit Jonathan's grandparents, Grandmom and Granddad Helms. The day we moved into our house (early September) Jonathan's grandmom fell and broke her hip. She had surgery and then later that same week, she broke it again requiring another surgery. After staying in a hospital and a rehabilitation hospital, she is recovering at home with full time care.

Kiran with her great-grandmother

Kiran & I had the best time with Jonathan's parents and grandparents. Kiran was just a ham... talking, signing, getting into everything... and Grandmom and Granddad just ate her up. They loved having her around and Kiran loved interacting with them, esp Grandmom because she kept giving her fresh chocolate chip cookies! Grandmom and Granddad were in great spirits and we really enjoyed ourselves. Kiran was worn out- she slept from their driveway to our exit- almost 2 hours!

Kiran checking our her great-grandfather

Did I mention that they are both almost ninety and until last month lived completely on their own on their farm as they have for more than 60 years??? Anyhow, God was so gracious to allow us that trip on Wednesday instead of Thursday as we had first thought because the very next day, Jonathan's granddad fell and broke his hip. He had surgery today and it went very well. They are expecting him to even be able to put pressure on it as soon as tomorrow!

I just know that no matter the future or how many more trips to Lancaster we have, that Wednesday trip will always be one of the most precious memories I keep.