Been a While!

Wow... how time flies. My last post was about Obama being elected, now today, after Obama's second term, we're experiencing a new presidential election. And what an election season it has been! I wonder if it will be over even after today's election results are in... Time will tell. Thankfully, God has our future not Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

So, since my last post in 2009, our sons have grown and moved into their own lives. They are doing very well. God is faithful.Truly, the only constant in life is God and His Word. Nothing else remains the same.

In fact, my heart remains heavy as we said "see you later" to my dear friend, Debbie. What a blessing her friendship has been to me over the past 30 years. I miss her.  Death strikes emotional chords in a very confusing way - sadness for the loss, joy for her reward, determination to go on, helplessness to ease the pain of her family left behind. Life really is a vapor... (James 4:14)

Then, there's been news of four others who slipped into eternity just in the last four days. Our family wasn't as close to them as we were Debbie, yet that flood of emotion is real. Heart aches for families and emptiness. Little houses seem so hollow. The Living Word rushes in to offer peace - a peace that passes all understanding to guard our breaking heart from enemy attack and our vivid, creative mind from harmful imaginations (Philippians 4:7). Total dependence on The Comforter is not out of order, either. Jesus sent Him for us (John 14:16). He knew...

So, yes, it's been a while and things in life have changed - my little boys are men, my brown hair is gray, many friends have entered into eternity... yet my God is the same and His Word remains.

May you be blessed and may we continue in prayer for our family, friends, our country, and our world.