God heals. I know this concept is not a new one or the post of the century but that truth is something I discovered last night in a very real way. See it was the FFA (Future Farmers of America) Ag Booster, and sign-up for our chapter. Gator is of course a new member.

Last night unlike other new year meetings they had a speaker, it was a great surprise. What was even more surprising is how good the speaker was. He is a former 1st vice president of the Texas FFA. Before you think because they are part of a farming group remember many congress and senators have been a part of FFA. A group with leaders all over the USA, both business and public servants are alumni.

What struck me about the speaker is like many others he was the first of his family to go to college. Even though he is a coach and a teacher, his commitment to Ag is still showing.

Texas in many ways for my family is a small state, we know somebody in many counties who know somebody. Come to find out one of our custom cutters was married to this speaker’s cousin. This family has been to hell and back. The cutter was a father of two and husband of a wonderful wife. He and a life long friend of Hubby were in a terrible fatal accident. Both were killed instantly, while the cutter’s young son was seriously injured. The other man had four children and a loving wife at home. It was a dual family tragedy that when it happened it was very painful for two towns, and two families. That weekend we attended two funerals, hugged two families and prayed that God would heal the families. Since we live close to one family naturally, we watched that family slowly recover. However, in the back of mind I was concerned since the cutter’s family was still trying to deal with a child with two broken legs struggling to move ahead.

When the speech was over, I went up and introduced myself to the coach. I asked about the family, he was thrilled to know that we had not forgotten about the father and the family. The oldest son who was informed by accident that his father was killed by a nurse that did not realize he was a minor has created a very successful computer company in Dallas. The younger son is a sophomore at the same college Dunk is at. The boys grew up much as the father would have loved them to. The younger one with the obsession of farming and machinery that Dunk has, I knew the boy was so much like Dunk. The oldest that was more like his mom did what he loved best, but while in school did show steers and was active in the FFA.

I don’t want to diminish the importance of the fathers in these families. It is just wonderful to know that when you think your life will never move forward with faith these two families kept going honoring the fathers they lost, loving the kids they had. Only God could heal both families, in completely different ways. All the kids are doing well, and have not been stuck in grief. I know many days are still hard, but these families instilled in their families the love that God sustains, carries and loves us no matter what the challenge we have.

It is his strength and faith in us not ours that makes loving him so possible.

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