King David, The Legend, El Segundo, Graduate

My son, my one and only son, David graduated from New Tribes Bible Institute today! WOOT!

(This picture was from his senior year of high school, but I just love the smile and the crown! Besides NTBI is in Michigan and I am in Idaho and I haven't gotten any pictures yet.)

Keep living out your faith, my handsome man! I love you!

"But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do." James 2:8

Following the Leader...my girls...

I just love and adore my girls! They are two of the cutest and sweetest creatures on earth! They make me laugh. I just enjoy being with them!

What I enjoy just as much as being with them is watching them interact with others. I love watching them tell stories to their friends, or helping little kids in Sunday School or the nursery. I love watching them use their talents on the court and on the stage! I love watching them lead and watching them serve.

I've had the awesome privilege of working beside them too!

I remember when they were really little and I thought they would just never grow up a wise friend told me to cherish every moment and transition because in a blink of an eye they would be all grown up.

I am so glad that I have headed my friend's wise advise. My Bethany will be getting married in a little less than 6 weeks and my Kirsten finishes her junior year of high school in just 2 weeks.

I am enjoying walking with them and I look forward to what the future holds, perhaps they will be the leader and I can tag along with them!

In Psalms it is written (127:3) "children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him." (New Living Translation) I agree!

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In Larry Osborne's book, "A Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God," he states, " Maturity and spiritual depth take time. But I can please God right away because it's not a matter of how much I know or how long I've been at it. It's a matter of what I do with what I already have that matters."

In one of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians he writes, "Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God." (I Thessalonians 4:1)

That is why one of my goals is to read the Bible every day. I want to know how to please God. What I can figure out is to obey what I know. Sure, the Bible has some mysteries, but most of it is pretty cut and dry: don't steal (even cheat!), don't lust, worship God with other believers, honor parents....I know that doing these things DO NOT cause God to love me more than He already does. Doing these things show my love for Him. (and cause less sorrow in my life)

Time's up....gotta run! (or bike :) .... Riding the century (well trying to at least) in a 1.5 weeks! woot!