Wedding

Psalm 92:4 

For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

God's handiwork abounds no matter where we look,

We see it everywhere and read about it in His Book.

His work makes me glad because He's in charge,

And His creations are proof He knows how to discharge.

I glory in His work each time I see what He can do,

I praise Him daily for saving grace and I hope you do too.(RP)

Our friend Ryan Lancaster will be married today to Rebecca.  We wish them God's best in their new life together. Yesterday I finally cleaned up all the residual mess after the garage sale.  Now the car is back in the garage where it belongs.  We had a good attendance at the Bible study yesterday as we began with the book of Philippians.  Class participation is encouraging.  We even had a new person attend. We look forward to the Missions Conference in our church tomorrow again.  Thank you for praying for us.  We appreciate it. 

Senior Center

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

I Peter 2:9

What a special privilege we have in this verse for those who are called by His name,Just imagining God's thoughts of us now, makes us want to go out and acclaim,

We are called to be witnesses of His great name to all who will hear our voice,

And those who respond are the winners indeed and it certainly makes us rejoice. 

God called us from darkness to his glorious light,

And for all who receive Him their future is bright.(RP)

We look forward each Friday to going to the Senior Center to teach a Bible class.  We finished the book of Hebrews last week and start today with Philippians.  We expect a good attendance and are anxious to get started in this new book.  My brother called from Alaska last night and it is very probable he will be arriving Sunday night to do some more electrical projects here locally.  We look forward to his coming.  Thanks for praying.

Chilly

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5

Some think there are many roads to God, but they are sadly wrong,

Jesus is the way to God, and men get there only if they to Jesus belong.

He is the Mediator between God and men, so trust Him now to get in,

And if you do He will save your soul, and forgive you of every sin.(RP)

Yesterday and today we turned on the heater in the family room.  It was chilly.  Yes, winter is on its way.  Today we have a pretty full schedule.  Yesterday I sent off the main correction form to the publisher.  It is amazing how many errors we find no matter how many times it is read.  But we know it is really getting cleaned up now and we hope soon will be on its way to press.  Thanks for your prayers. 

Getting close

Deuteronomy 6:5 

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Doing things half-way is so common today, but God expects more from us,

Love Him with total devotion, my friend and for you this will be a great plus.

With heart set on Him as your Lord, and your soul consumed with Him,

Your strength and all you have, will be to Him a beautiful hymn.(RP)

Lord willing, today we will send the correction form to the publisher that have been discovered in the last read-through of the book manuscript. After they make those corrections, the book will go to press.  It is all very new ground for us.  Please pray that we will be able to get the word out about it so we may recover some of the investment made in its production.  Also pray for the readers of the book.  Each story has a spiritual lesson we pray will benefit the reader.  Thanks so much for praying.  Yesterday Margie had her CPAP machine examined and received some helpful information to help her maintain the machine.  We appreciate your prayers,

Preparation

Matthew 5:44 

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.

God clearly teaches His children, how to live here in our place,

We love our enemies and always show them God's grace.

Be kind to those who curse you, showing goodness to those who hate,

Keep on praying for them, and you'll receive His favor which is great.(RP)

Today we did a lot of things, and then I spent time doing more preparation for the next Bible class.  Friday we start a new series on the book of Philippians. In the morning Margie baked cookies and I made stuffed peppers. Our car goes into the shop today.  We will use a courtesy car from the repair shop.  Thanks so much for your prayers. 

Chill in the air

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. 1 Th 5:11

The Christian life is practical as Paul so clearly states,

To encourage one another, in a way, is all it takes.

We build up others as we go along this earthly road,

And what a joy it is to help and carry another's load.

Most Christians do this, we believe, in very special ways,

As loving deeds and kindly words are beautiful displays.(RP)

There's a chill in the air.  Our LONG summer is over and now we face the next season.  We are thankful for our home and the ability thus far to keep it warm, and carry on the necessary activities.  We enjoyed a wonderful morning at our church yesterday.  Missionaries spoke, and the message was inspirational.  Today we sort of get back to a normal schedule.  Our book editor is going through the last read-through of the book.  It is a task that takes diligence and a quick eye to detect mistakes.  She has both.  Please pray for her as she finalizes this momentous project for us.  Thanks for praying. 

Alone

Then Moses said to God, Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they say to me, What is His name? what shall I say to them? And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. 

Exodus 3:13-14

The names of God are important to us and reveal to us very much,

In fact His names help us all through life and bring us the Master's touch.

For each of our needs, He has a name that helps, displaying His loving care, 

If you doubt God's help don't forget his I Am because it's always there,

When we are aware of the I AM who speaks, there's nothing for us to fear,

He supplies what we need with His special name and we know he is always near(RP)

Through Margie's long illness, I have not left her alone very much. Maybe a trip to Ferndale for a few minutes at the grocery store  But she wanted to stay home yesterday while I went to Rawlie's to paint his house.  We talked a lot about it and made precautions in case she needed help.  A dear friend took her to the chiropractor yesterday.  We talked on the phone several times.  I was glad I got home about 6:30 last night.  We made it on Interstate 5 just a half-hour before the bridge closed over the Skagit river.  It is still closed and will be until 11 this morning.  Margie did well while I was gone, thankfully.  Rawlie and I basically finished his house.  He will do some trimming and it will be done.  Thanks for praying.