God's Way Is Perfect

As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. — Psalm 18:30 

God's way is perfect.

And His Word is flawless.

He shields everyone who takes refuge in Him.

Here's the Spain cathedral we sang in.

Beautiful place to worship our God.

The Lord's Purpose Prevails

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. — Proverbs 19:21    

I have many plans.

But God tells me that His purpose will prevail.

In spite of my plans, God is working His purpose out.

If I'm willing to let Him use me, He will.

If I'm not, He'll simply use someone else.

His purpose will prevail.

Thankfully.

We headed over to Mission Beach for Abby's birthday dinner last month.

This is the shrimp and grits I had for dinner.

With an egg on top.

According to the Lord's Word

According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.— 1 Thessalonians 4:13

My coworkers surprised me with cake, a fruit tart, flowers, and cards yesterday in celebration of my birthday.

Kirk prepared a delicious dinner for us and our friends brought some amazing wines to celebrate.

Today our church choir sang "Happy Birthday" to me before our service.

I received lots of birthday texts and wishes.

God has blessed me.

Pray on All Occasions

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. — Ephesians 6:18

We are praying for healing from cancer for our pastor, Jerry.

Today we heard that our friend Chela has a pain in her arm.

Her doctor gave her medicine and asked her to return if it's not better in 8-10 days.

We are praying for healing for her, too.

And we are praying for healing for another friend who has a very dry throat that nothing seems to help.

We are continually praying for our friends and family members.

God hears all kinds of prayers and requests from us, and He answers them.

Knowing this, we can keep on praying for all the Lord's people.

The Earth Is the Lord's

The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. — Psalm 24:1

Saturday night we had the Rogers and Turner families over for dinner with Victoria and Max.

Everyone brought delicious food, and Kirk made Negronis and poured some fine wines.

Liz made her crowdpleaser freezer dessert plus corn with jalapeños.

We had a fun afternoon and evening catching up and laughing together.

We missed Tim, so sorry we didn't get to see him.

Sunday we will meet Victoria and Max at the beach — Windandsea or LaJolla Shores.

The earth is the Lord's!