The first full week of vacation starts this morning, and it's gorgeous.
After a day of apocalyptic weather here in the Minneapolis region yesterday we are enjoying cool temps and sunny skies.
Yesterday there were drifts of hail like I've never seen before. Unreal. They had to pull out the snowplows in my old hometown of Coon Rapids! Really, something strange happened.
Cherie begins her horse riding "lessons" this morning. As much fun as owning a horse would be I think we're going to wait until the millennium for that. Then we'll each have several horses, surely. For now "renting" one each week for a few hours works pretty well.
Tomorrow Ed and Cherie start a writer's workshop. They both are pretty prolific writers. I'm hopeful that this workshop will hone their skills.
I'm a believer in homeschooling writers by reading out loud daily for an hour at the least. The books must be well-written, and for a level above their reading level. It's magical. The kids hear correct grammar and voice it in their minds.
Pronunciation can be a challenge, and that is important. Having raised avid readers I always laugh at quirky pronunciations by my children. They understand the meaning of the words perfectly, but having never heard it pronounced they mangle it. The joys of homeschooling!
Cherie has several works and Ed has had at least three blogs. My heart was warmed recently when I read Cherie's Wattpad post on the differences between Old Testament ceremonial law vs. Old Testament moral law. Someone was really paying attention! She articulated her thoughts masterfully.
Puppy news: Corwyn is quite the wild child lately. She seems perfectly content at Corgi Hollows. Topi enjoys tussling with her still, despite puppy nips on his ears. Blackberry still struggles with acceptance, except when they are outside together. She acts like a mother figure, then. Corwyn is darling. She continues to be fetchingly Corgi-ish. Everyone who sees her melts.
There are sad things in the our world right now: a young woman we know has been diagnosed with a rare form of virulent breast cancer. Please pray for her. Her path is tenuous and hard.
A young family we know needs lots of prayer. Life changes. Hard ones.
Everywhere we look there are new cancer diagnoses, hardships, and dissolution. Some people are struggling with political changes, spiritual changes, or circumstantial changes. Life is hard!
It's time to look to the Chief Shepherd for His help in times of trial.
We are never far from trials. That is our earthly existence. We may weather one storm, but another is coming. It is always important to look into the face of Christ to get through each storm, and to have a loose hold on the material gains we've made.
Nothing lasts except the spiritual. Wood, hay, and stubble make up the things we've acquired here on earth, and everything passes through the fire.
Will there be jewels that emerge from the ashes? Eternal jewels? Eternal awards?
Let's hope so.
Our study last night touched on this concept of the Bema Seat.
Most people do not realize that there are TWO judgments coming. The Great White Throne judgment is the one where the sheep are separated from the goats, the sheep going to be with Christ and the goats to hell.
The Bema seat, the other judgment, is like an award ceremony for the sheep. Our lives will be reviewed for good and bad. Our salvation is already secure, but the things we did here on earth will be evaluated. Did we waste time? Did we do good? Where did we fail?
I don't believe there will be tears, but there may be some regret. There will be great rejoicing, too! Our King will be glorified by our good works!
So do good works, to glorify the King.
Do you know Christ?
He is the only way. It's true, Bernie Sanders! Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by HIM.
Repent today, and humble yourself before the Lord of the Universe.
Maranatha!
After a day of apocalyptic weather here in the Minneapolis region yesterday we are enjoying cool temps and sunny skies.
Yesterday there were drifts of hail like I've never seen before. Unreal. They had to pull out the snowplows in my old hometown of Coon Rapids! Really, something strange happened.
Cherie begins her horse riding "lessons" this morning. As much fun as owning a horse would be I think we're going to wait until the millennium for that. Then we'll each have several horses, surely. For now "renting" one each week for a few hours works pretty well.
Tomorrow Ed and Cherie start a writer's workshop. They both are pretty prolific writers. I'm hopeful that this workshop will hone their skills.
I'm a believer in homeschooling writers by reading out loud daily for an hour at the least. The books must be well-written, and for a level above their reading level. It's magical. The kids hear correct grammar and voice it in their minds.
Pronunciation can be a challenge, and that is important. Having raised avid readers I always laugh at quirky pronunciations by my children. They understand the meaning of the words perfectly, but having never heard it pronounced they mangle it. The joys of homeschooling!
Cherie has several works and Ed has had at least three blogs. My heart was warmed recently when I read Cherie's Wattpad post on the differences between Old Testament ceremonial law vs. Old Testament moral law. Someone was really paying attention! She articulated her thoughts masterfully.
Puppy news: Corwyn is quite the wild child lately. She seems perfectly content at Corgi Hollows. Topi enjoys tussling with her still, despite puppy nips on his ears. Blackberry still struggles with acceptance, except when they are outside together. She acts like a mother figure, then. Corwyn is darling. She continues to be fetchingly Corgi-ish. Everyone who sees her melts.
There are sad things in the our world right now: a young woman we know has been diagnosed with a rare form of virulent breast cancer. Please pray for her. Her path is tenuous and hard.
A young family we know needs lots of prayer. Life changes. Hard ones.
Everywhere we look there are new cancer diagnoses, hardships, and dissolution. Some people are struggling with political changes, spiritual changes, or circumstantial changes. Life is hard!
It's time to look to the Chief Shepherd for His help in times of trial.
We are never far from trials. That is our earthly existence. We may weather one storm, but another is coming. It is always important to look into the face of Christ to get through each storm, and to have a loose hold on the material gains we've made.
Nothing lasts except the spiritual. Wood, hay, and stubble make up the things we've acquired here on earth, and everything passes through the fire.
Will there be jewels that emerge from the ashes? Eternal jewels? Eternal awards?
Let's hope so.
Our study last night touched on this concept of the Bema Seat.
Most people do not realize that there are TWO judgments coming. The Great White Throne judgment is the one where the sheep are separated from the goats, the sheep going to be with Christ and the goats to hell.
The Bema seat, the other judgment, is like an award ceremony for the sheep. Our lives will be reviewed for good and bad. Our salvation is already secure, but the things we did here on earth will be evaluated. Did we waste time? Did we do good? Where did we fail?
I don't believe there will be tears, but there may be some regret. There will be great rejoicing, too! Our King will be glorified by our good works!
So do good works, to glorify the King.
Do you know Christ?
He is the only way. It's true, Bernie Sanders! Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by HIM.
Repent today, and humble yourself before the Lord of the Universe.
Maranatha!
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