Pastor Andy has been away from his desk

Sorry for the lack of posts and the disappearance of the Puritan of the Week posts. Puritan of the Week will resume next week, but will be switched from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. There has been a lot going on in church and family life, limiting my blogging.

We have just returned from Greenville, SC where we celebrated the life, love, and home going of my grandmother, Virginia Lutz. I am thankful for the past three days with my Grandpa, father, and family. We all rejoice she is no longer diseased and now worships her Savior face to face. She will be missed, I cannot think of Grandpa without her. They were married 65 years. As a grandchild, I will be forever grateful for the love exhibited by my grandparents, and not simply toward us and their children but toward each other. My words will fail to explain what I have observed over the years and watching my Grandpa grieve, but I love to hear my Grandpa speak of Grandma for he adored her and gave himself for her. He cared for her for over 15 years where she was confined to a wheelchair and/or bed, and in that time he adored her equally if not more. He truly seemed to delight in being able to serve her in those years. When we first got down to Greenville, I asked him how he was doing. He thought I was my dad standing beside him. He teared up and said, I am grieving, I miss my wife. I want that in my relationship with Heather, to give myself up for her as Christ did for the church, and I want to delight in it in sickness and in health. Thank you Grandpa and Grandma!

For those who are interested, here is the video played at her funeral: