Hello and How Do!
The ‘holy-days’ are upon us again; time flies by. God’s love never fails (Psalm 136)
Our phone reception has been awful for a while now, but we are looking into it and we are hoping that it will improve soon. The weather has been in the upper 50′s still. I am eager for the colder weather, myself.
I spent my Thanksgiving Break with my Lennox and Delaney relatives. Uncle Gordon helped me get my Saturn repaired (bad baring — sp?) while I was there — it was done under warranty, so not only was it free, and accomplished immediately, but we (John & Ruth Bloom and I) didn’t have an accident on the drive to ALBQ. I had such a good time, visiting with my relatives. [It was actually 'medicinal' -- by which I mean it was soul-healthy for me]
Ilene Jordan and her 5 children have moved into their new house. The old one burned down about two weeks ago and most of the family was left with nothing. They stayed here at I.M. in the guest house, while others put in a wood stove for heat, and did the other necessary finishing touches on the house so that it could be occupied. Thank you for your prayers on their behalf.
Some excellent excerpts from Romans [CEV]: (4:16) EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON HAVING FAITH IN GOD, SO THAT GOD’S PROMISE IS ASSURED BY HIS GREAT KINDNESS (5:1) BY FAITH WE HAVE BEEN MADE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD. AND NOW BECAUSE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE LIVE AT PEACE WITH GOD. (6:23) SIN PAYS OFF WITH DEATH. BUT GOD’S GIFT IS ETERNAL LIFE GIVEN BY JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. Romans is such a great book; I am trying to go through it slowly in class.
I plan, Lord-willing, to be in Westland, MI between Dec 22 and January 1. I send special greetings to all of you dear ones here at the end of 2008(!) I continue to find my Lord and Savior, “THE WAY in a manger”, faithful, patient, loving, and kind to me. I pray that you are finding Him to be that, too.
Love, because of Christ,
Becky