Absorbing God’s Word
“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.” Proverbs 31:10
Applying God’s Word
Friday, May 23, 2025 marked 55 years that Joanne and I would have been married. In 2014, she fell out of my arms and into the arms of Jesus. Back then, to help recover emotionally I distributed some of Joanne’s jewelry to our daughter and three granddaughters.
One of Joanne’s rings had three equal sized diamonds, which I had the jeweler turn into three separate rings. Each granddaughter had to wait until their sixteenth birthday to receive their ring. A few days ago, my youngest granddaughter received the final ring. Accompanying each ring was a poem I wrote over Joanne’s signature.
My First Diamond Ring
“The ring grandpa gave me, I wore on my hand, a reminder to us that our promise would stand.
Three Gorges diamonds all the same size, lined in a row and a sight for sore eyes.
I’ve taken one stone from my special band, in hopes that you’d wear it on your pretty hand.
Remember that promise I told you about? It was hard to keep but we lived it out.
You’re old enough for my diamond now, but with this ring comes a secret vow.
To only settle for the very best mate. Don’t waste time on just any old date.
Wait for the man who makes your heart sing, like the man who gave me my very first ring.”
Grandma Joanne Gorges McCall
Accounting of God’s Word
This Memorial Day, let’s pray for all the men and women who gave their lives for our country and loved-ones who are no longer with us.