Day by Day

Day by day, and wich each passing moment,

Strength I find to meet my trials here.

Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,

I've no cause for worry or for fear.

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

Gives unto each day what He deems best,

Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,

Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Every day the Lord Himself is near me

With a special mercy for each hour.

All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,

He whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.

The protection of His child and treasure

Is a charge that on Himself He laid

"As your days, your strength shall be in measure,"

This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then, in every tribulation

So to trust Your promises O Lord,

That I lose not faith's sweet consolation

Offered me within Your holy Word.

Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,

E'er to take, as from a Father's hand,

One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,

Till I reach the Promised Land.

"Day by Day" written by Carolina Sandell Berg;

translated by Andrew L. Skoog

And this day, God deemed best to take my dear Grandpa home. After a many-year's fight with lymphoma, and a few day's fight with pneumonia. Loved so much for his "grandpa-ness", kindness, sense of humor, and patience in teaching us so many things. We're going to really miss him, and it doesn't seem real that he's gone, honestly. But so glad for the time we did have. And in God's providence, we all were able to spend a couple days with him and Grandma both last month at Luke's graduation. God is so very good.

(pictures all the credit of Sam vdH)