A fortunate father I am!

Psalm 127:4-5 (The Message)

3-5 Don't you see that children are God's best gift?
the fruit of the womb his generous legacy?
Like a warrior's fistful of arrows
are the children of a vigorous youth.
Oh, how blessed are you parents,
with your quivers full of children!
Your enemies don't stand a chance against you;
you'll sweep them right off your doorstep

What a joy to be continually seasoned...

valentine's eve

"OOOSLERGIE” really isn’t a word I guess; yet to me it has great meaning. More on that later. Tomorrow is February 14th, a holiday. I began thinking about this post back before Christmas, another holiday.
I love Christmas. I’m aware not everyone does. The “hustle and bustle”, now there is a phrase, the commercialization, the stress, the unhappy memories of Christmas’ past…for some add up to a depressing season to get through. Not for me though. I love Christmas. I love the memories, the anticipation. I love the lights, the carols, the tree decorating, the shopping, the joy my wife receives from sending cards. I love watching my children as they grow older each year and how the celebration ever changes and stays the same. I love Christmas. I love THE GIFT. Nothing for me diminishes the celebration of The Gift, the celebration of the incarnation. “The WORD became flesh and dwelt among us…and we beheld His glory.”
Tomorrow is Valentines Day, a celebration of love. Let us celebrate. When God describes himself in scripture He says, “God is love”. When He describes love He says, “Love is patient, love is kind…” Now there’s a way to celebrate. God says in scripture, His letter of love to us, “The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness”. Jeremiah 31:3

transformed*ing

transformed*ing

I Can Learn This

Two of my Illinois (technically one is a Californian now) friends blog. Regularly. And I love it. I love being able to see their lives even though I am not there to touch them daily. I still am connected.

I get to see the babies get bigger and watch their lives unfold. I see the new houses turned into homes.....yeah, I really do love it.

So, I am plunging in. This is really Terry's baby. This blog. But I am going to hi-jack it occasionally.

Put some pictures up of our lives, so you can be connected.

2 Peter 1:3

"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."
Wow.