A portion out of my diary translation

2009

As I am typing/translating this, I do get emotional at times and I wonder whether this is actually good for me, I am sitting here with a box of Kleenex.

I remember one day in '56 when Mother was on her sick bed with her door open, I was dusting the stairs and singing at the same time. (I was 16) Mother called out to me and said: ”Meuje (my nickname) don't you dislike doing all that cleaning?” I replied: “No not really Mom, because I am doing it for you, besides, it needs to be done!”

You know what she said to me? “God will bless you for that!”

I have never forgotten. As I have grown in the Lord, a “Blessing” such as my Mother bestowed upon me, is not to be taken very lightly. I think of the whole family, I am the most blessed. If only I would have known at that time what the Lord had in His plan for me!

He gave me a wonderful and faithful husband; he is exactly what I wished for. I wanted to be a Mother so badly. God gave me three children, as a family we were able to serve the Lord, which was one more wish I always had!

My children grew up to love” the God of my youth”. We have a wonderful relationship with each one. It has been a joy to bring them up. They are married with wonderful spouses and as I write this we have eight grandchildren. We both were diagnosed with cancer, of which we are now in remission. God has been so faithful to me.

Dear “God of my youth”,

I love you and I thank you

For all you have done.

I may not have known about Jesus and what He did for me. At least I never mentioned Him, but I sure loved “God” with all my heart. I don’t know what they preached in the Baptist Church where I grew up! I wished I could remember! How I discovered the “ Whole Truth” I will write at a later time. 

God loves us and He meets us where we are and the knowledge we have of Him, that is with me a proven fact.