December 7, 2009 
 

Hi Jocelyn,

Lunch with you and Rowan and Madey was just delightful.  Rowan is delightful and precious, and I love him because you do, and because he is a loveable person who obviously loves you. Thank you so much for spending some of your precious time together, with me. It is a treasure in my heart.

It was a real "moment" for me to sit across the table from him, sitting there close in the sun, and having him listen to how I have prayed for him 'in the darkness' of not knowing who he was but visualizing a little child, a boy, a teenager, a man, needing guidance from the Lord as he grew toward being a godly husband.  I   knew then only that he needed to hear that guidance through his parents and authorities, and the Word, and the Holy Spirit. My prayers for him matched my prayers for you.  And there you were!  Together in the sunshine, the answer to my prayers materialized before me.  I could reach out and touch them. 
 

In such a moment, God seems very personal and involved in daily life, in our deepest desires and fears, in our strongest loves and hopes.  Sometimes it takes 24 years to see the answer to the prayers that you hoped for, and that you sometimes doubted for because of the humbling knowledge that the intensity and faithfulness of the prayers aren’t equal to the intensity of one’s hopes and fears!  But God is the faithful One to hear and answer our feeble prayers.  
 

Surely the Holy Spirit Himself interceded for me many times when I didn't know exactly how to pray, or how to express with words the intensity of my desire for you and your future husband.   But He knew my heart for you and him ‘out there somewhere' (Minnesota!), and His prayers prevailed for me. And yesterday the answer to my prayers, THE VERY ONE I prayed for thanked me for praying for him!  What a moment!  It does not get any better than that moment!  
 

I hope it wasn't too hard to say good-bye to him for awhile today!  God will use this time for good, as He has so faithfully proven He does,  for 24 years. 
 

Thank you again for yesterday's VERY special time. It could not have been better.  
 

I Love you more than words can tell, and Rowan too!

Gram

 This is Joc's Wedding ring! We are so excited for her and thank Rae for sharing this amazing note. What a blessing! Dorene