Counting down....

We went to see Trav today and he'll be home before ya know it! He is so ready but is also very nervous at the same time. I can't imagine what it must feel like to know it's almost over for him. When he left almost 7 years ago, he weighed 164 pounds and now he's 196! He looks like a different person and he's such a healthy, handsome young man. I know God has great things in store for him. It will be so wonderful when we don't have to go to that place on weekends any longer. I can hardly wait! He has been making big plans for me, my mama and my sister to take him on a shopping spree! He's always liked to dress nice but I imagine he's going to put a dent in our pocket books this time around. It will be so nice to see my son walking around a free man again! You have no idea what it's like to have to drive away, week after week, year after year and leave him behind, just standing there waving. It hurts my heart just thinking about it. However, with all the heartache, there came an amazing transformation that one can only give God the credit for. I am so thankful that God knows better than I do and that He saw fit to spare Trav's life and give him a second chance. Thank you Father! A parent's love is something I'm not sure can even be defined by Mr. Webster himself. But God's love is far greater and for me, so hard to comprehend! I can't get my mind around God giving his ONLY son for someone like me! The wonderful thing is, I don't have to understand it....just simply believe it! This is how Travis said it many years ago as a little fella ...... "For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, should not PANIC, but have everlasting life!" As you know, the word PANIC should have been PERISH but I loved it the very second it left his little lips!! It made so much sense to me and I thought THAT'S RIGHT! Don't panic people......you have life everlasting!!! Out of the mouths of babes!

Accepting Christ is, hands down, the very best decision you can make for 2009! Everything else pales in comparison to the sweetness of salvation. Try it...you'll like it! :) God bless....