Summer is flying by so very quickly and it is my very favorite time of year. I am happy to wake to birds singing and sunshine pouring in the window!! Yesterday our dear friends of 36 years came for 24 hours from China!!
They have been there almost 10 years and they are our age. They are definitely not in the track for accumulating wealth and stuff. There eyes are looking at very needy people. Pray for them--if you read this Don and Shirley Emerson. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary tomorrow!!
Sunday we were scheduled to have a 46 person baptism at 10:30 at the lake. At about 7:30 Jonathan called from the beach saying the tents would not stay up and sand was blowing everywhere--could Bill please hurry and come because there were a lot of Eyores there and he needed some positive voices!! The sound and set up guys had worked so hard, but we had forgotten to pray about the wind!! The sun was beautiful and warm, but the white caps were strong and high! The Lord took care of everything--it was fantastic to see those dear parts of the family show publically that they wanted to walk with Jesus. Pray for them--God knows who they are. I really felt like we were on the shore where Jesus taught on the Sea of Gallilee. When we were in Israel, we got to be there and even go out in a boat where Bill was able to speak in the same place that Jesus had been--what an awesome privilege!! The people sitting around Lake Michigan looked like I picture those incredible times with Jesus. Only Gallilee had a lot of stones and rocks and we had lucious sand--everywhere!!!
Two of those baptized, were Emma and Liam and they got to be baptized by their dad, David. I am very thankful for each of our precious children and grandchildren. I know that I have no greater joy in life but to see them walk in Truth. And in this day of confusion--I am even more thankful for Jesus who said He was the Way the Truth and the Life!!! He is definitely my Life and Strength!!! I love Him more than paper can hold!!!
We could not make life without Him!!
2 comments:
It was *incredibly* windy!
The kids all exclaimed their dismay in unison when they stepped toward the beach and received four face-fulls of blasting sand.
In spite of the blustery setting(and sort of because of it, too) we all had fun and it was a beautiful day!
:)
Gloria,
I'm so glad the writer has returned...thank you for the privilege to read you special thoughts. I love you and Pastor dearly and know the Lord is using you and your family to enrich others and help us in our walk with our Savior.
Love you so much!
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