I've been going through everything in Daddy's study, throwing out tons of things, trying to attain a semblance of order while salvaging the true image of the real person. Perhaps the biggest headache has been the correspondence. I dare not toss out important things, altho' it is easier to throw out bank balances or sales fliers.
I noticed one greeting card Daddy saved: he had written in pencil, on the outside, "Send to June". That card was dated 2012 from "Aunty Lois" (Russel and Lois Waala were fellow missionaries with my parents, and my sisters and I grew up knowing them as uncle and aunt)
Daddy wanted to send the card to me? Why? Part of the message inside included: "tell June we are so happy about her new apartment close to church also. That is wonderful. She needs a break." Our family had fled Fukushima after the '11 Quake then were evicted from our house due to construction of a new road.
The church moved. and God used the city then to finance our move and new dwelling close to them, the card reminded me. All sorts of warm feelings for Aunt Lois came back to me too.
"And there's plenty more to come," God seemed to say. "If I can show you all this through one little greeting card, just imagine what I have in store for you June.
Just trust Me to lead you one step at a time."
