Fundraising Friday

Today is the start of the Williams Lake Stampede, so there will be alot going on in town. Tim, the kids and I are usually gone to the YFC ministry conference, so we haven't been to a stampede in years. I got up early this morning to help Rachelle judge. She was asked to be one of the judges for the parade, so off I went at 8am. It was really nice to see the floats and costumes and we were able to come up with some winners. After this I headed home to pick up the boys for fundraising. YFC set up a boothe at the street party right downtown. Josiah and Jeremiah are going on the Mexico missions trip again this year and they needed to do some fundraising, so from 11 to 4 today they sold snow cones and I barbequed hotdogs. We did really well, and it was great to see friends and get more hugs, hugs are really nice!! Tomorrow we will go to Cowboy church and do more fundraising, this time it will be at the park. I hope to at least go to the rodeo once. I really like the rodeo and would hate to miss out on going.
It was different being at the fundraiser and not having Tim around helping out, talking, joking and making us laugh, but I knew he was watching us. I always think about how Tim can see me and hear me and that he is so happy in heaven. It helps me not to feel so sorry for myself for not having him because the truth is, he is out of that wheel chair and is having a great time being in the presence of God. I let myself cry and miss him and feel sad sometime, then I smile because I know that he is smiling too. I know Tim, and his greatest desire for me, the children and others, was that we would all be happy. I remember one time he preached a message and titled it, "enjoy Jesus,"it was awesome!! So, he wants us to be happy!
As far as healing.... well, Jesus is still our healer. Things don't always work out the way we want them to but I do know that His ways are greater than our ways. I do know that He loves us and going to heaven is not a bad thing, it is something I look forward to but I have to walk my journey here and the greatest purpose of all is that we tell everyone we meet that Jesus loves them and that we have an eternal home. It's going to be so exciting when we all gather in heaven, what a party that will be!! Tim just got blessed a little sooner than most of us and he's partying already! A thousand years is but a moment to the Lord, which means we will all be in heaven in a moment!! I do miss him, my little buddy! I take each day moment by moment and remind myself often that he is happy and "all things work together for good to those who love the Lord," Rom.8:28. Sometimes life seems so hard, until we give it to Jesus, then it starts to make sense. I'm starting to understand the issue of healing a little better. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight,"prov.3:5&6
Bless you all!! Cradled in His Arms, Esther

reconnecting

Hi Esther here. I've been reading the blog lately, going back to all the other postings. Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry. When I read them I feel inspired and I smile. Tim was an amazing person and he really loved God and others. He was so optimistic and up beat, even at home here he seldom complained about anything, except for the frustration of the wheel chair. I love his challenge to us all, to really love and serve, obviously this is the key to true happiness because that was Tim, Mr. Happy!! Infact, some mornings he was excessively happy. Ever live with someone like that? It's quite funny, he would be making toast and tapping his knife on the counter as he sang a song. When breakfast was ready he would, in the lowest voice he could find,(bass) say,"BREAKFAST!" We would all gather at 8am. He would read a devotional as we ate, what a better time to do it, we were a captive audience. Then, we would pray, thus our mornings would start, with positive input and good thoughts!! We will continue with this tradition, it's good for the soul!
I am so glad that he started this blog. I will be reading and rereading it for years. I usually can only read so much and then I am worn out from crying. My husband was a little sweetheart and an inspiration, how blessed I am to have known him for as long as I did. He died 2 weeks before our 26th anniversary and then it was Father's Day. Those were very difficult days but we made it. God will help us through and the healing will come.
The other thing I loved about the blog were the comments left by others, Tim really loved that part too, we would look forward to who logged in and left a word or two, this always encouraged us because it meant people were thinking about us and praying for us. Some days, I would be at the computer reading the blog while Tim sat at his chair with his lap top, and then I'd be chuckling or sniffling, depending whose comment I was reading. Thanks to all of you who read and left comments. I want to continue this blog for a while, while we continue to walk this journey, and your comments are very welcome! If you have any questions, let me know, either here on the blog or at sterstar60@yahoo.ca, I'll do my best to answer them. Each one of you was very special and important to Tim, as you still are to me. Take care, In His Grip, Esther

June 8th memorial service

hey this is todd...
i've recently uploaded
the slideshow and movie clips
that was presented on june 8th
at the celebration service for
tim...please let people know about these
links so that if they missed the celebration
service at least they can see these two media
presentations on tims life.
thanks and have a saweet day...
peace.


Slideshow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUgZChKa6sY

Video Presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2C9QBv1rg

instructions...highlight to copy and paste in address bar or
type one address into the address bar depending on which media presentation you would like to see...

friday june 8th

hi there, this is todd hale posting on behalf of the wades.
Esther will write more in depth later on, next week.
but just so everybody knows, tim passed away
last week on thursday in washington. the
celebration service will be held this
friday, 11am at cariboo bethel.
may God bless you as you
continue to pray for
the wades.