We woke this morning without any expectations. Just another day began as any other, but unfortunately life can change in an instant. We spent the morning with the Berchtold’s visiting, kids playing, going for a beautiful walk, and packing up. We were headed to Fredericksburg and then on to Washington DC. But with a phone call at 12:30 pm, everything changed. Shelley’s father in law, Bill Gillette had a massive heart attack last night and passed away. Shelley and the kid’s were heart broken and we spent the afternoon crying and praying. The Berchtold’s in their beautiful way ministered again to our hearts by singing and praying for the Gillette family in a very special way.
Life is precious – God is the giver of life, and God takes away at His perfect time!! As it says in Psalms, our days are numbered even before we are born. But heart wrenching to say goodbye to those we love! Thankfully Bill is with Jesus and not suffering any more. Praise the Lord.
After 5 hours extra at the Berchtold’s, and several fosse ball games, we finally said goodbye and got on the road to our Washington DC campground.
This day was not like any other, and we will dearly miss Mrs. Gillette.
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