Sammy Yammy and HoPE

During communion at church this morning while reflecting upon Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, I asked myself. “Would I be willing to sacrifice my life in that same way for someone else?  Sacrifice and suffer willingly for another human being? . . .

No, that’s too much to bear. . . . .

Well, what about Sammy?  Would I have done it for Sammy? . . .

Yes, I would have done anything for him. . . .

Most parents would do the same thing for their child, wouldn’t they?  It’s only natural, right? . . .

Can you even imagine a parent being forced to do that for their child?  . . .

Of course, God did it for His child . . .

Oh wait, that child is ME!”

After listening to my thoughts, I have a feeling that God leaned over close to Sammy, nudged him with His elbow, rolled His eyes and said, “Well, duh!”

The HPE conference is coming up in just 6 weeks. I’ve been working on it and planning for it for several months now. Due to losing Sammy unexpectedly in early January, it set me back several weeks. There’s still much to plan and funds to raise, so if anyone is interested in volunteering to help with planning, fundraising, or other tasks, please don’t hesitate to contact me!  Send me an e-mail message to Leslie@FamiliesforHoPE.org.  (If the response is good now, I won’t have to beg for help in a few weeks, and Steve will be so relieved that he won’t have to listen to me whine!  He says that whining isn’t becoming.)