Our family has had a year of all the emotions that we all suffer through, but the end of the year has had great rewards. As the pages of life turn, so do the situations. We are looking forward to the time of Advent anticipating great joy.
The year 2013 was a time of getting to do things we never knew were possible, and things we thought weren't possible.
One of the things we enjoyed was a long needed vacation. It was a highlight of our year. I haven't written about my side of that trip.
We left Watertown on the 26th of September, and came home on the 9th of October. This was a time of building bridges, and for me a time of sharing The Lord with people that I will not see on this side of Glory. Sometimes we would check into a motel, and The Lord would prompt me by His spirit to talk to the motel clerk. I would be faithful. Every time that this happened it would minister to me, and the other person would acknowledge that they needed encouragement, or it confirmed something for them. I was so blessed by the times we spent with our siblings and with our friends, Steve and Gretchen. I was especially blessed with the time I had to spend with Pat, and sharing things of The Lord with her.
We just finished thanksgiving, and the only situation that could have made it perfect would have been for our boys, and their families to be there. It was such a blessing to see Pat, and our daughters enjoying each other. And the grandchildren (the future cousins weekend) playing, and doing art projects. If there is a blessing for a husband/father/grandfather it's observing his full quiver.
All in all it's been a blessed year, and I find that relationships are still the high-lights of life, whether siblings, friends, children, grandchildren, or people I don't know.
People are living souls, and there is nothing on earth that has a higher value than a soul. As a preacher I always marvel how The Lord works, and that souls are always the focus of His vision. It is a humbling experience being a part of His vision.
The year 2013 was a time of getting to do things we never knew were possible, and things we thought weren't possible.
One of the things we enjoyed was a long needed vacation. It was a highlight of our year. I haven't written about my side of that trip.
We left Watertown on the 26th of September, and came home on the 9th of October. This was a time of building bridges, and for me a time of sharing The Lord with people that I will not see on this side of Glory. Sometimes we would check into a motel, and The Lord would prompt me by His spirit to talk to the motel clerk. I would be faithful. Every time that this happened it would minister to me, and the other person would acknowledge that they needed encouragement, or it confirmed something for them. I was so blessed by the times we spent with our siblings and with our friends, Steve and Gretchen. I was especially blessed with the time I had to spend with Pat, and sharing things of The Lord with her.
We just finished thanksgiving, and the only situation that could have made it perfect would have been for our boys, and their families to be there. It was such a blessing to see Pat, and our daughters enjoying each other. And the grandchildren (the future cousins weekend) playing, and doing art projects. If there is a blessing for a husband/father/grandfather it's observing his full quiver.
All in all it's been a blessed year, and I find that relationships are still the high-lights of life, whether siblings, friends, children, grandchildren, or people I don't know.
People are living souls, and there is nothing on earth that has a higher value than a soul. As a preacher I always marvel how The Lord works, and that souls are always the focus of His vision. It is a humbling experience being a part of His vision.
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