A good day.

Several of you have sent me notes already and I have been able to forward those to mom. This has already in the last 24 hours helped her spirits turn. Today we loaded up the big kids and the little kids and her, Jeff, and I went to the pumpkin patch. A tradition we started 10 years ago on each first fall friday the kids are out of school. The last two years mom has been able to go with us and it is so much fun watching her interact with all the kids. The little kids run to the first few they see and can't decide and then the older kids make a plan an hunt the fields FOREVER until they find the one they have set upon as their final goal. I found it interesting today to just stand and watch and take pictures of everyone. As I looked back on them today I thought of the thousands of pumpkins sitting in the field. Once in a while you would run to one as it appears to be the perfect pumpkin for carving. But then as you look a little closer you might find a spot or some dirt. Some of them you can cut around the soft spots or dirty scratches and carve a completely new face or fun design. Then you put the light inside and no one even knows their was a spot on the pumpkin at all.

In the next few weeks when you help your family decorate or carve pumpkins would you remember to pray for moms surgical team. She has three doctors who will be caring for her all of them will work to create a different physical Carol. I am confident however that our love, your love and prayers, and God's powerful presence with her will keep the light within her shining bright.

Next fall when her light is shining on and she is on to helping the kids pick pumpkins again no one will know their was ever spot there last year.

Lord, let Your light
Light of Your face
Shine on us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To find our way in the darkest night
Let your light shine on us
Lord, let Your grace
Grace from Your hand
Fall on us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To find our way in the darkest night
Let Your grace fall on us
Lord, let Your love
Love with no end
Come over us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To find our way in the darkest night
Let Your love come over us
Let Your light shine on us

-Mama Huff