A Late Night at Faith Cottage

A Late Night at Faith Cottage...

So, you'd think after a busy summer things would quiet down here at KESWICK. Perhaps the staff will settle in for a long winter's nap? No chance of that!

September 11th, 2006 I was awakened in the middle of the night. It was the Welte family; "Time to go" was what I heard on the other end. I had offered to watch two of their grandchildren, Tanner and Lindsay, while the family went to the hospital to await the birth of Emma Grace Houston. Tanner was tucked in tight but Lindsay was up for a late night feeding. "Now Lindsay has never been bottle fed before; I'm hoping she will take it from the bottle for you, but if there's any trouble, I'll come right back." Whew... That was a relief!

Off to the hospital they went and there I was left with one toddler (asleep), one new born (asleep), three resident dogs, one guest dog, two large, noisy parrots and a coop full of chickens. And no, this is not a farm, it's the Welte home: aka Faith Cottage.

Little Emma decided she'd take her time to make an entrance into the world. A few hours had gone by and it was time for Lindsay to get her first bottle. I sat down on the sofa and spoke softly to her about how much she was going to like this bottle. I remember thinking how sweet she smelled and how soft her skin felt. Her hair barely there but a true platinum blond was blossoming. Lindsay quickly opened her mouth and drank down the whole thing...no fuss-no muss! Well, it was back to bed for Lindsay. Yippee, we did it! Mom can relax and wait for her niece to be born.

I had a wonderful morning with those two precious ones. Emma finally made her entrance around 9:00 that morning and by early afternoon my watch was over. Granny and Mommy returned home thrilled, exhausted and grateful that the little ones had done so well.

Little did I know just how precious that memory would be. Lindsay Alice Groen went home to be with Jesus on May 16, 2008. Her ministry and testimony of her family are responsible for many entries in the Lamb's Book of Life.

"And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life." (Revelation 21:26-27) NKJV

If you would like to know more about her visit the blog at: lindsaykeswick.blogspot.com

Laura, Thank you for trusting me with your precious children.

Dina Seaton serves on the Marketing team at America's KESWICK