We attended our friend, Lee Newbill's, (see last post) memorial service yesterday afternoon at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. It was a very touching service. Nearly six thousand people were there to honor the fallen hero. We are going to miss Lee immensely.
Here is the full service from KHQ news:
http://khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=6549148 Click on the link for complete coverage to the left of the article.
I play the fiddle for this at 00:12 and 01:19 if you don't have time to watch the whole thing.
Thank you all for your prayers.
Melissa
PS
If you would like to see more on the Moscow Sniper Ambush, visit KXLY.com.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sadness
You have probably seen it all over the news; four dead, including officer, in a sniper attack in Moscow, ID. I am still in shock. I can't believe that this really happened.
Lee Newbill was the officer killed in the shooting. He is the first officer to be killed in the line of duty on the Moscow police force. He was also a very good friend of my family's. The horse pictured in my profile picture was his once; in fact, Lee was the man who sold us our horses. He was the officer that I interviewed for drivers-ed. He was the man that you always wanted to be at the Hog Heaven Muzze Loader meetings and outings because if he wasn't there it was extremely boring. He was the guy whom everyone liked. He was married and had three kids. He is gone. I will never see him again. I will miss him a lot. And none of us got to say goodbye.
You never think that these kind of things will happen to you. They always happen to everyone else and you say, "I'm so sorry for your loss," and forget about it. Oh, how I wish that I was the one giving my sympathies and not the one receiving them. I hate this feeling of grief and loss and I wish I could just get it out of my head. I wish I could somehow turn back the clock and prevent it from happening.
It was 7:40 AM when we got the call yesterday morning. Ben and Dad had just left to go to a car wash for the Boy Scouts. Mom answered the phone and as I rolled out of bed, I could hear what sounded like Mom crying as she went outside. When she came back inside from feeding the chickens, she told me that Lee had been shot by a sniper and was dead. I couldn't believe it. My first instinct was to pray that he would get better and then I realized that he was gone. The tears came. The egg McMuffin that I had made was left uneaten; I didn't eat anything until after we got home from church.
At church, everyone knew about the shooting. This is one of the biggest things that has ever happened in Moscow. Mom didn't sing on the worship team but I decided to play my fiddle anyway. I was hard to hold back the tears especially during "Blessed be Your Name" during the bridge:
You give and take away, You give and take away
My heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be your name
As I helped with Sunday school for the kids, I was able to take my mind off the shooting. I decided that when I got home, I wanted to spend the rest of the day with the Bauers to do the same thing.
I ended up spending six and a half hours at their house that afternoon. I really needed the diversion.
This morning, Lee's wife, Becky, called and asked if I would play my fiddle for the memorial service that is to be held at the Kibbie Dome in remembrance of Lee. I gladly accepted but with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. I wasn't able to eat this morning either.
I ask for all your prayers as we go through this tough time. I also hope you will pray for Lee's family that they would be comforted through this whole thing and that they would come to Jesus through it all.
Thank you,
Melissa
Lee Newbill was the officer killed in the shooting. He is the first officer to be killed in the line of duty on the Moscow police force. He was also a very good friend of my family's. The horse pictured in my profile picture was his once; in fact, Lee was the man who sold us our horses. He was the officer that I interviewed for drivers-ed. He was the man that you always wanted to be at the Hog Heaven Muzze Loader meetings and outings because if he wasn't there it was extremely boring. He was the guy whom everyone liked. He was married and had three kids. He is gone. I will never see him again. I will miss him a lot. And none of us got to say goodbye.
You never think that these kind of things will happen to you. They always happen to everyone else and you say, "I'm so sorry for your loss," and forget about it. Oh, how I wish that I was the one giving my sympathies and not the one receiving them. I hate this feeling of grief and loss and I wish I could just get it out of my head. I wish I could somehow turn back the clock and prevent it from happening.
It was 7:40 AM when we got the call yesterday morning. Ben and Dad had just left to go to a car wash for the Boy Scouts. Mom answered the phone and as I rolled out of bed, I could hear what sounded like Mom crying as she went outside. When she came back inside from feeding the chickens, she told me that Lee had been shot by a sniper and was dead. I couldn't believe it. My first instinct was to pray that he would get better and then I realized that he was gone. The tears came. The egg McMuffin that I had made was left uneaten; I didn't eat anything until after we got home from church.
At church, everyone knew about the shooting. This is one of the biggest things that has ever happened in Moscow. Mom didn't sing on the worship team but I decided to play my fiddle anyway. I was hard to hold back the tears especially during "Blessed be Your Name" during the bridge:
You give and take away, You give and take away
My heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be your name
As I helped with Sunday school for the kids, I was able to take my mind off the shooting. I decided that when I got home, I wanted to spend the rest of the day with the Bauers to do the same thing.
I ended up spending six and a half hours at their house that afternoon. I really needed the diversion.
This morning, Lee's wife, Becky, called and asked if I would play my fiddle for the memorial service that is to be held at the Kibbie Dome in remembrance of Lee. I gladly accepted but with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. I wasn't able to eat this morning either.
I ask for all your prayers as we go through this tough time. I also hope you will pray for Lee's family that they would be comforted through this whole thing and that they would come to Jesus through it all.
Thank you,
Melissa
Saturday, May 12, 2007
A Tribute to Mom
"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teachings of kindness are on her tongue....Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: many women have done excellently, but she surpasses them all." -Proverbs 31:26,28-29.
How can anyone be more beautiful that the woman described in Proverbs 31? I have been blessed with a Proverbs 31 mom; the words in this chapter of the Bible describe her perfectly. She teaches my brother and me with such wisdom and kindness. It is difficult to find any fault about her. She most definitely surpasses any other mom that I know of; God has blessed me with the best mom that I think possible. In all that she does she displays the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). I can see Jesus through the way Mom conducts her every action. If God blesses me with a family of my own, I pray that I can care for them the way that she cares for me. My mom: teacher, mediator, counselor, excellent wife, gourmet cook, expert gardener, and best friend forever. No one could ever replace her.
THANKS MOM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!!
How can anyone be more beautiful that the woman described in Proverbs 31? I have been blessed with a Proverbs 31 mom; the words in this chapter of the Bible describe her perfectly. She teaches my brother and me with such wisdom and kindness. It is difficult to find any fault about her. She most definitely surpasses any other mom that I know of; God has blessed me with the best mom that I think possible. In all that she does she displays the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). I can see Jesus through the way Mom conducts her every action. If God blesses me with a family of my own, I pray that I can care for them the way that she cares for me. My mom: teacher, mediator, counselor, excellent wife, gourmet cook, expert gardener, and best friend forever. No one could ever replace her.
THANKS MOM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!!
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Who Am I?
I went to a Bible study with some girlfriends last night and we talked about this list. It's very encouraging.
Matthew 5:13 I am the salt of the earth.
Matthew 5:14 I am the light of the world.
John 1:12 I am a child of God (part of His family). (See Romans 8:16)
John 15:1,5 I am part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His (Christ's) life.
John 15:15 I am Christ's friend.
John 15:16 I am chosen and appointed by God to bear His fruit.
Romans 6:18 I am a slave of righteousness.
Romans 6:22 I am enslaved to God.
Romans 8:14,15 I am a child (son) of God (God is spiritually my father). (See Gal. 3:26, 4:6)
Romans 8:17 I am a joint heir with Christ sharing His inheritance with Him.
1 Cor. 3:16, 6:19 I am a temple (home) of God. His Spirit (His life) dwells in me.
1 Cor. 6:17 I and joined (united) to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.
1 Cor. 12:27 I am a member (part) of Christ's body. (See Eph. 5:30)
2 Cor. 5:17 I am a new creation (new person).
2 Cor. 5:18, 19 I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation.
Galatians 3:26, 28 I am a child (son) of God and one in Christ.
Galatians 4:6, 7 I am an heir of God since I am a child of God.
Ephesians 1;1 I am a saint. (See 1 Cor. 1:2; Phil 1:1; and Col. 1;2)
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship created in Christ to do His work that He planned before hand that I should do.
Ephesians 2:19 I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's people in His family.
Ephesians 3:1, 4:1 I am a prisoner of Christ.
Ephesians 4:24 I am righteous and holy.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven and seated in heaven right now. (See Ephesians 2:6)
Colossians 3:3 I am hidden in Christ with God.
Colossians 3:4 I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is in my life.
Colossians 3:12 I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved.
1 Thes. 1:4 I am chosen and dearly loved by God.
1 Thes. 5:5 I am a son of light and not of darkness.
Hebrews 3:1 I am a holy brother, partaker of a heavenly calling.
Hebrews 3: 14 I am a partaker of Christ....I share His life.
1 Peter 2:5 I am one of God's living stones and am being built up (in Christ) as a spiritual house.
1 Peter 2:9, 10 I am a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession to proclaim the excellencies of Him.
1 Peter 2:11 I am an alien and stranger to this world I temporarily live in.
1 Peter 5:8 I am an enemy of the devil.
1 John 3:1, 2 I am now a child of God. I will resemble Christ when He returns.
1 John 5:18 I am born for God and the evil one (the devil) cannot touch me.
I am not the great "I AM" (Exodus 3:14, John 8:24, 28, 58) "....but by the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10)
Matthew 5:13 I am the salt of the earth.
Matthew 5:14 I am the light of the world.
John 1:12 I am a child of God (part of His family). (See Romans 8:16)
John 15:1,5 I am part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His (Christ's) life.
John 15:15 I am Christ's friend.
John 15:16 I am chosen and appointed by God to bear His fruit.
Romans 6:18 I am a slave of righteousness.
Romans 6:22 I am enslaved to God.
Romans 8:14,15 I am a child (son) of God (God is spiritually my father). (See Gal. 3:26, 4:6)
Romans 8:17 I am a joint heir with Christ sharing His inheritance with Him.
1 Cor. 3:16, 6:19 I am a temple (home) of God. His Spirit (His life) dwells in me.
1 Cor. 6:17 I and joined (united) to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.
1 Cor. 12:27 I am a member (part) of Christ's body. (See Eph. 5:30)
2 Cor. 5:17 I am a new creation (new person).
2 Cor. 5:18, 19 I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation.
Galatians 3:26, 28 I am a child (son) of God and one in Christ.
Galatians 4:6, 7 I am an heir of God since I am a child of God.
Ephesians 1;1 I am a saint. (See 1 Cor. 1:2; Phil 1:1; and Col. 1;2)
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship created in Christ to do His work that He planned before hand that I should do.
Ephesians 2:19 I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's people in His family.
Ephesians 3:1, 4:1 I am a prisoner of Christ.
Ephesians 4:24 I am righteous and holy.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven and seated in heaven right now. (See Ephesians 2:6)
Colossians 3:3 I am hidden in Christ with God.
Colossians 3:4 I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is in my life.
Colossians 3:12 I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved.
1 Thes. 1:4 I am chosen and dearly loved by God.
1 Thes. 5:5 I am a son of light and not of darkness.
Hebrews 3:1 I am a holy brother, partaker of a heavenly calling.
Hebrews 3: 14 I am a partaker of Christ....I share His life.
1 Peter 2:5 I am one of God's living stones and am being built up (in Christ) as a spiritual house.
1 Peter 2:9, 10 I am a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession to proclaim the excellencies of Him.
1 Peter 2:11 I am an alien and stranger to this world I temporarily live in.
1 Peter 5:8 I am an enemy of the devil.
1 John 3:1, 2 I am now a child of God. I will resemble Christ when He returns.
1 John 5:18 I am born for God and the evil one (the devil) cannot touch me.
I am not the great "I AM" (Exodus 3:14, John 8:24, 28, 58) "....but by the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10)
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