WellWithMySoul

Matt, your daughter looks very lovely and sweet. 'Congratulations to you all, and may the new couple be showered with many blessings.

Jerry...that is a beautiful poem! Thank you for posting it. I have memorized and love II Cor. 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us", to remind me that "I can of mine own self do nothing..."

That is sooooooooo awesome, LuAnne! That brings joyful tears! Indeed, I will pray that she will go to church and be open to discipleship! (By the way, your little guy is such a precious looking little man!)

We are on the road now. Our stay in WA is going to be fairly short. We have 2 sons up there in the Lacey area. Tomorrow we will be going to see Tim's 102 yr old mom in Enumclaw (she still ministers to others). Saturday we will going to our youngest son's retirement from the military ceremony. Our daughter in law is having a party for him too. We leave on Monday to return home. It would've been great to meet you and visit your church, but it looks like time will be too tight.

Thank you for the information. I wish that we could attend the services, but are headed up to Washington tomorrow...not far from where Happy Christian is. I shall be lifting Linda and Jim's daughter up in prayer though, and hope that the services will be a testimony to any that attend--that are lost. May they also be a comfort and encouragement to the saved. I will miss Jim here on OLB as I do Mike (Uke) and Alan (Rebecca, I think of you and your mom often and whisper prayers for you). I learned a lot from these fellas, and they were a blessing to me over the years.

Linda, my heart is sad that Jim is gone from you and from us. It is comforting to know that he is safely home with our Saviour, and we can rejoice in that even as we grieve here. It's so wonderful that the Lord understands. It grieves Him so very much when the lost perish. Yet it's so comforting to know His love for us is so great that He is taken with our grief even when we know a loved one has gone to be with Him. When we weep, He weeps. He loves you so much, Linda...and I will continue to lift you up in prayer.

Linda, my heart is so burdened and heavy for you. I'm so glad that you have our Lord Jesus, the Spirit--our great Comforter. I'm just over on the other side of Mt. Shasta from you, and it was our church that helped to put the roofing on yours just a short while back. One of the fellas that attends your church has a brother that goes to our church. I will share with our Pastor and ask for prayer for you and for the family and friends and your church. I'm lifting you up in much prayer.

I'm so very glad that our church was able to help with your church roof! The pictures of the process are wonderful and the thank you notes sent over are priceless. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! I will be lifting you up in much prayer preceding, as you go through the triple by-pass, and for the days following.