Joel MacDonald Family

Your Most Basic Act of Worship from 31 Days of Praise by Ruth Myers

2011-08-19T21:30:00.000-04:00

"Lord, I'm Yours. Whatever the cost may be, may Your will be done in my life. I realize I'm not here on earth to do my own thing, or to seek my own fulfillment or my own glory. I'm not here to indulge my desires, to increase my possessions, to impress people, to be popular, to prove I'm somebody important, or to promote myself. I'm not here even to be relevant or successful by human standards.

Heartprints

2011-04-29T12:28:00.000-04:00

How many heartprints will you leave today? Will you share with a friend or give hugs away and join in the music, the singing, the joy? You can brighten the world as you go on your way. How many heartprints will you leave today? Will you listen with patience to what others say? How many heartprints will you leave today? A heartprint is formed when you do something kind. Your love touches others,

Joel's Earthly Birth Date

2011-03-26T20:41:00.000-04:00

Today would have been Joel's 65th birthday. I chose to spend a quiet day here at home but was pleasantly surprised by a dear couple who stopped by in remembrance of Joel's birthday. Thank you Joe and Patti. The Lord is so good to continue to encourage me day by day through the actions of His family members. Another encouragement came today from reading in Sarah Young's devotional, Jesus

Crisis Man

2011-02-20T21:56:00.000-05:00

I, Dottie, have just returned from Colorado due to my father's death. In route to and from Colorado, I was able to read some of Elisabeth Elliot's book, Shadow of the Almighty which was one of Joel's early favorites. He had underlined or marked various quotes from Jim Elliott. Here are a few that stood out to me: "Father make me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to a decision. Let me not be a

Trust the Lord

2011-02-05T20:42:00.000-05:00

So often during Joel's illness, he would share that his job was to just trust the Lord...something I, as his wife, saw evidenced daily. I, too, have been trusting the Lord and am happy to share some wonderful news of the Lord's provision in my life. On January 31, 2011, I became a homeowner, once again. This is an obvious gift from the Lord. After Joel's death, I put a prayer request in the

Amy Carmichael—The Cry of the Blood

2011-01-07T23:44:00.000-05:00

This was influential in Dad's call to the ministry. It was printed on an insert in the program for the memorial service. For those of you who weren't able to be at the service mom wanted to post it on the blog. From Amy Carmichael’s book “Things As They Are” Amy was for 53 years of her life as a missionary in India.The tom-toms thumped straight on all night, and the darkness shuddered around me

Gingerbread Pancakes On Hold

2010-12-26T21:54:00.000-05:00

Here is a post from mom: Christmas morning I was up early trying to surprise Bethany with a family favorite for breakfast—gingerbread pancakes—when the Lord surprised me with a special gift. It came so unexpectedly. Remembering I would be seeing a friend later in the day who had sent me a Christmas card, I had decided to take my Christmas letter for her, but now also wanted to include a

Dad must be laughing!

2010-12-01T13:45:00.000-05:00

My sister Kara posted this note on her Facebook page and I knew everyone would enjoy reading it. I smiled and got teary eyes at the same time as I read it. I went with the kids yesterday to pick out our Christmas tree. I am usually the one to pick it out and put it up, so this is nothing unusual. I pride myself in finding "great" trees, that have perfect shape, ideal fullness, and just the

Giving Thanks

2010-11-26T20:58:00.000-05:00

We had a good Thanksgiving as a family. It was the first Thanksgiving that I was able to spend with my family since getting married. I wanted to share some of my siblings thoughts that they posted on Facebook on Thanksgiving. After reading them, I am even more grateful to be a part of our family. Bethany: I'm thankful for a Dad who showed me what a godly man should be, for a wonderful Mom who

Memorial Service

2010-11-17T21:47:00.000-05:00

Here is the audio from Dad's memorial service. It is in three parts. Part I Part II Part III

Tributes

2010-11-10T14:04:00.000-05:00

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southwood Baptist Church benevolence fund. 11 Griscom Ln. Woodbury, NJ 08096 James was able to fly back from Texas Sunday night so he was here for the burial Monday morning. Dad was buried at the veterans cemetery with full military honors complete with a twenty-one gun salute. The finality was hard but it was a fitting ceremony for dad. Our

Calls Welcome

2010-11-06T12:06:00.000-04:00

Thanks for giving us just some time as our family. You are welcome to call if you would like.

Memorial Service Info

2010-11-05T21:46:00.002-04:00