Blessed is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. — Psalm 33:12

Tonight we headed down to the Midway to watch the fireworks.

What a fun time!

It felt like we had our own private fireworks show.

They even had a Midway Mai-Tai drink with a glowing ice cube and a plumeria.

And the band was fabulous.

Their daughter who just turned 14 had a powerful voice.

A wonderful way to celebrate Independence Day after gathering with our family and friends. 

The Eyes of Your Heart May Be Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

Paul prayed that our hearts would be enlightened.

That we may know the hope to which Jesus calls us.

And the riches of His glorious inheritance.

The inheritance God gives us in His holy people.

We are in the process of calling a new pastor to lead our church.

That God would use that person to guide our congregation to know the hope of Jesus.

And to hear His calling for our lives.

The Eyes of Your Heart May Be Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

My coworkers decorated my cubicle on Friday for my birthday.

And Monday we'll go to lunch to celebrate.

I am blessed!

I pray that God will enlighten my heart.

So that I may know the hope to which he's called me.

The riches of his glorious inheritance.

So I may join the company of His holy people.

The Eyes of Your Heart

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

I pray that I may be enlightened.

That I may know the hope to which God has called me.

He has called us to the riches of His glorious inheritance.

This inheritance is available to his holy people.

Here are the new floors we put in our kitchen.

So nice to have floorboards that are not warped.

And the companies and people we worked with were great.

That You May Know the Hope to Which He Has Called You

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

Lord, help my heart to enlightened.

So that I may know that hope to which You have called me,

The riches of your glorious inheritance.

That I might live with you in heaven someday.

Thanks to the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for me.

So that I, too, might be holy in God's sight.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit.

All glory to God!

Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18

I don't pray as often as I should.

Rather, I spend my time doing other things that get in the way of my relationship with Him.

I pray that the eyes of my heart may be enlightened.

I also pray for my friends and family members who don't know Jesus.

That their eyes and heart may also be enlightened.

So that they will know the hope to which He has called us.

And the riches of His glorious inheritance.

We are His own.

He has called us as His holy people.

God Is the Lord of Our Nation

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. — Psalm 33:12

This weekend we celebrate the birthday of our country.

Last year we joined the crowds down the harbor to watch the fireworks.

My niece Victoria and her boyfirned Max were visiting us from Vienna.

We had such a great time together.

Hopefully they will come back for a visit again next summer.

And if my sister is feeling better, perhaps she will come for a visit, too.

We miss them all.

We are blessed as a nation that God is our Lord.

He has chosen us, His people, for His inheritance.

What better legacy could we ask for?

Retiring from 30 Years of Teaching

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. — Hebrews 11:8

Today Kirk's friends and colleagues drove by to celebrate his 30 years of teaching and his retirement.

What a fun evening.

Kyle called from Virginia to keep him occupied until his friends started coming by.

I asked him to change out of his Crest Wiffle Ball shirt with holes in it - that made him a bit suspicious.

Even so, he had no idea about what was in store.

Friends and family drove down our street with signs and banners, celebrating our guy.

A few more neighbors and friends stopped by afterward to congratulate him.

We sat by the fire in our courtyard and shared stories and laughs of some of the adventures he had.

Thanks to his friends Walley Yeakle an Julie Ursini-Davis for arranging this wonderful event.

He got to see people and colleagues that he hadn't seen in years.

When the coronavirus has finally been eradicated we will have a party in our backyard to celebrate.

In the meantime, this was a great way to begin his retirement years.

Promised Inheritance

Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. — Hebrews 9:15

When Kirk's dad died last year, we received an inheritance.

The sale of his house was finalized in October.

However, the money from the sale is still tied up in probate, and the court has moved the hearing date from May to July (originally it was scheduled for last year).

So we continue to be patient that that will be resolved at some point and the proceeds from that sale can be distributed to the three brothers.

Jesus gives us a promised eternal inheritance much greater than anything we can imagine here on earth.

His death provides a ransom to set us free from the sins we commit.

He is now seated on the right hand of God the Father and acts as our mediator between God and us.

We wait patiently for the time when we will see Him face to face and live with Him.

He Has Called Us

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18

On Halloween our office had a party, potluck, costume party, and an all around fun time.

Here I am with one of my coworkers, hamming it up as "content witches," brewing up a batch of creative writing.

We have a great team of people and a fun time together.

God has called me to this place for this time.

I pray that my eyes would be enlightened and that all of us would know the hope to which God has called us.

He gives us a rich inheritance.

I am thankful.

Happy Independence Day!

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. — Psalm 33:12

Today we celebrate our country's birthday.

We will have friends over for an early dinner and then head down to the bay for fireworks.

What a wonderful time we are having with our niece Victoria and her boyfriend Max.

Yesterday they hiked Cowles Mountain with Kirk while I was at work.

Then they went down to the harbor for a tour of the Midway.

Last night we took them to Third Corner, a restaurant in Ocean Beach with a huge wine collection.

We had fun choosing the Zinfandel to have with dinner and still had a tiny bit of room for the flourless chocolate cake for dessert. Very delicious.