Valerie McCrea. . . present with the Lord

Sunday evening, after a long and excruciating battle with cancer, our friend and Julie's sister Valerie McCrea passed from this life to the glorious presence of Jesus. She was 38 years old, loving wife to Chris and mother to 3 young boys, Ryan, Gavin and Taylor.

Once more we are confronted with the devastating consequences of sin in this world and a Sovereign and Good God whose ways are not our ways and whose thoughts are past finding out.

We are down in Escondido today to attend and participate in memorial services tomorrow.

Many thanks to the Grace family for your warm welcome and loving care for Chad and Julie during this difficult time. I know they've appreciated it.

Valerie's journey is chronicled at http://www.mccrea.blogspot.com/