Visiting with our oldest friends, sharing updates on our families over almost forty years is more than just talking over happy times and successes. As we have all grown older, we also have more than a few bruises to show for our journies. Thank God that His promise is for us as well, who are no longer young and restless. He was bruised for our sins, and knows all too well the paths we have walked, because He has walked beside us all the way!
Okay, not really, as we are retired, but we are on a three week traveling adventure. If I post once or twice that will be about all till our return. We’ve done almost 900 miles since leaving church on Sunday. Here are a few shots of Virginia. Blessings all!
Having a child throw a tantrum in a restaurant is every father or mother’s worst nightmare. People stare, they wonder out loud about your parenting ability. We blush and sweat and rack our brains about what to do, because right then our kid is just making us crazy! But did you ever stop to think that there are days when we act just like that with God. We misbehave, talk back, complain and fuss and sometimes even complain at the top of our lungs to anyone who will listen. But just as any parent who truly loves their child, God doesn’t abandon us in the restaurant. Instead in those moments when we are at our worst, though God will correct us, He still claims us as His own. Now that kind of love and grace is something that makes me say, “He has made me glad, yes He has made me glad!” I hope you enjoy my memorable story and join in us singing this joyful chorus by Leona Bruce Von Brethorst. No matter what we face, what failures we are in the middle of or how far we feel from God, we can still turn back and “Enter His gates, with thanksgiving in our hearts,” because by grace God still claims us as His child!
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