We're a bunch of busy bees lately. School obligations, work functions, parties, and autumn activities fill every day. There's a cold wind blowing from the northwest, and frost has appeared on the roofs. It's amazing how well school is going for Ed and Cherie so far this year! We've covered a lot of ground already, and that is encouraging.
I still struggle to get everything else done, but there will be time for that when they're all grown and gone, right?
God has blessed me with some incredibly wonderful friendships, and keeping them has been a joy over the years.
Sadly, my two best friends' (sisters) dad is slipping away right now to heaven, and I am grieving for them and their dear mother as she says a "See you later..."
There's been much grief lately, and it all takes time to process.
There is grief about the church, about our country, and about our world. What a few weeks it has been!
Here we are in our little corner of the world, watching to see events unfold, wondering how it will all add up. Fascinating days are before us, but many will be full of grief.
We know this. We wonder about the incompetence of our leaders. We realize that any power is limited, but a strong hope for freedom seems to unite most of us. Perhaps we see the means to achieving it differently, but at least we can agree on something.
But maybe not.
Jesus is Lord. He is our Mighty God. Jesus saves. He is our hope and joy. Come to Jesus, open your eyes and see the light of His truth. He is the only way, and there is no other. Following Christ is the ultimate joy, the ultimate calling.
Don't turn away from the truth. There is still time.
Here at Corgi Hollows the whole reason for life is to declare the truth from God's Word, and what a blessing that can be!
Remember the 188 day cycle I wrote about last spring? It's coming up here again next week. Birth pangs come regularly, and we don't know the day or the hour of Christ's return, but we are to recognize the season.
And it's feeling fall-ish. I had read somewhere this week: It may be 5, 10, 20, or 50 years from now, but Christ has promised to return. Knowing this will sustain us for the rest of our lives as we watch and hope for His appearance.
Knowing this gives the ultimate comfort to a strong woman of God who is bidding farewell to the love of her life. It is only time that will separate them. Great comfort.
But we will grieve.
I still struggle to get everything else done, but there will be time for that when they're all grown and gone, right?
God has blessed me with some incredibly wonderful friendships, and keeping them has been a joy over the years.
Sadly, my two best friends' (sisters) dad is slipping away right now to heaven, and I am grieving for them and their dear mother as she says a "See you later..."
There's been much grief lately, and it all takes time to process.
There is grief about the church, about our country, and about our world. What a few weeks it has been!
Here we are in our little corner of the world, watching to see events unfold, wondering how it will all add up. Fascinating days are before us, but many will be full of grief.
We know this. We wonder about the incompetence of our leaders. We realize that any power is limited, but a strong hope for freedom seems to unite most of us. Perhaps we see the means to achieving it differently, but at least we can agree on something.
But maybe not.
Jesus is Lord. He is our Mighty God. Jesus saves. He is our hope and joy. Come to Jesus, open your eyes and see the light of His truth. He is the only way, and there is no other. Following Christ is the ultimate joy, the ultimate calling.
Don't turn away from the truth. There is still time.
Here at Corgi Hollows the whole reason for life is to declare the truth from God's Word, and what a blessing that can be!
Remember the 188 day cycle I wrote about last spring? It's coming up here again next week. Birth pangs come regularly, and we don't know the day or the hour of Christ's return, but we are to recognize the season.
And it's feeling fall-ish. I had read somewhere this week: It may be 5, 10, 20, or 50 years from now, but Christ has promised to return. Knowing this will sustain us for the rest of our lives as we watch and hope for His appearance.
Knowing this gives the ultimate comfort to a strong woman of God who is bidding farewell to the love of her life. It is only time that will separate them. Great comfort.
But we will grieve.
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