We had a celebration dinner today (our anniversary) - I really hate to enter the date and/or year for two reasons - first of all I cannot believe that it has been so many years - and I fear that a lot of those who read this blog do not read it for the right reasons - they are looking to steal personal information. The reason I say this as I have had some strange replies - the way they were worded lead me to believe that the person writing them did not know the English language very well It is sad to realize that in the world today we are so electronically venerable. But on a lighter note, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Red Lobster (thanks to our daughters!) with friend Shirley Maxson. Shirley and her husband, Jim, minister at Mission Bell as chaplains and come to our park to teach and facilitate a bible study. Jim is off on a family visit tour on his motorcycle as Shirley works in the office at Mission Bell, so we picked her up to join us. We had a wonderful visit, including coffee and biscotti at her home afterwards. These past years of our marriage have been quite an adventure, full of mountains and valleys that only God showed the way for us to traverse. In all honesty, sometimes, we did not even let Him lead the way, trying to do so by ourselves, only ending in disaster. Hopefully, we have understood what He wants from us, together s husband and wife, and follow the plan He has laid out for us.
So very quiet here in the park - I saw some photos from other parks that see to have a lot more residents at this time of year but do enjoy the quietness of summer.
We have a mama whistler duck sitting on a nest on a dead tree over the lake. The park maintenence crew is cleaning up the lake - so far it looks fantastic, but are leaving the dead tree for now until the babies are hatched. As we drive by, we often check in on her - she is still sitting. I imagine she, too, is hoping the babies hatch soon as it is really hot out there! Miss Opal is patiently waiting for the turtle eggs in her yard to hatch. I had looked up info on the internet and saw that it took 30 to 45 days for the eggs to hatch. Opal's nephew also researched it and saw that they would not hatch until August. We hope that they hatch before we head North, as we missed seeing the ones hatch that were laid in our yard last year.
We had a discussion in Sunday School this morning regarding salvation as viewed by diffwrent denominations. I got the impression that the beliefs from some of those present that a person can loose their salvation. That is not true. You never can loose your salvation - you can be saved, drift away from the Lord for a period of time, repent, and come back to Him. But never during that time is you salvation lost!!!
Pastor Robert officiated also at the early traditional service this morning, which we attended for the first time. Guess we really enjoy the comteporary service more - just do not like the time change. We are hoping that the church goes back to our previous time.
What does healthy really look like? There are so many diets and health programs available to us now, all with the same results. One says stay away from fruits and all carbs, another one says to eat whatever you want and still loose weight, etc. Health and diet are not the only thing needed to achieve desired healthy results. We often speak of a person being holy - what does holy really look like? Is someone who loves and works for God is considered holy? Or is someone who shapes their life around God word holy? We consider clergy, monks, or even someone who lives a "holy life" to be holy. Does being holy mean that a person cannnot live a normal life, enjoying the things of the world? Of course not. Being holy allows us to strive to follow the path of those clergy, monks, and holy folks. What can we do in our lives to be like them? Paul's teaching in Romans stresses that we have an obligation to God. The obligation is to not be selfish because of all that God has done for us. We have to live with others desires and needs in our minds and not just our wants. We have to love others as we love ourselves. God has blessed us with so many gifts (not only material ones either) that we need to share with others.We see who God is by the life of His Son, Jesus, who put everyone else's needs above His own, even to the point of death.We are not only children of God, but heirs to His heavenly realm - use your gifts to be a beacon in someone else's life.
Honor your military people not only tomorrow, but every day. If you see a military person, shake their hand and thank them for their service, offer to buy their lunch, visit with them while, give up your place in line for them. especially remember our veterans - they really deserve a huge thank you for their service also. It is because of all of them that we can enjoy our freedoms today.
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