As those of you who have been following for a while may know, my husband and I recently took our son a few states away to start his freshman year at college. We said our goodbyes in front of the guys’ dorm at the beginning of September and began the drive back home without him.
We didn’t hear much from him at first, as he was putting so much energy into getting used to all the newness of schedules, professors’ expectations, study, job, dorm life, making new friends, and so on.
Then, the last 2 or 3 weeks, he has started calling once a week just to talk.
Today he called, and we talked for almost an hour. At some point during the conversation, I put him on speaker, and his dad joined the conversation.
It is so good to hear the confidence in his voice and the determination to do well. It gives me joy to get more specifics on how God is working in his life and to know that things are going well!
His father and I are very proud of Him and told him so!
This reminds me of another Parent who sent His Son far away to bring good news to mankind.
When Jesus came up out of the waters of the Jordan after being baptized by John, His Father spoke from above saying,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 ESV
His Father was pleased with Him and told Him so, and told everybody else around who was listening, too!
So, today I am thankful for good news from afar, both from our son today, and from God’s Son who gave us the best news ever!
What about you? Are you thankful for good news from afar? What kind of good news have you heard this year?
plantedbylivingwater 
I am thankful for two new grandbabies this year! 🙂
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New grandbabies! That IS wonderfully good news! Congratulations!
How often do you get to see them?
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For sure!….Not as often as we would like with my oldest daughter and her 4.😢 My youngest daughter is staying with us at the moment! She just recently had her baby. A grandson. 🙂
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I’ve gotten some good tips from this author.
https://www.deborahhaddix.com/blog-posts-grandparents/
I can’t find them right now, maybe it was in an email she sent; but she had lots of suggestions of ways to keep in contact with grandchildren who live long distance. I’ve sent cards, little just-because-I’m thinking-of-you gifts by mail, done grandma dates with each one alone when we DO see each other, and so on.
That’s cool that you get to be so close with your other new grandbaby though! Praise God for these little bundles of joy! 😄
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I love phone calls from my brother in CO. He calls once a week and we talk for about half an hour.
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That’s great that you get to keep up with each other like that, Vicklea! It’s a joy to hear that familiar voice of a loved one on the other end of the line, isn’t it?
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Always!
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