Another Palm Tree?

As summer is drawing to a close, I am full of expectation for the new season! This summer has been a wonderful time filled with family and friends, the beach, swimming, grilling, hanging out, and enjoying life. Some may remember Tom saying that we have enough palm trees in our yard as a response to me wanting to buy another Phoenix palm for our yard. So, Emma, my granddaughter, and I counted the palm trees in our side yard and back yard. There were 21 palm trees! That does not include our front yard – which has quite a few. So, I guess we do have enough – although I still think another Phoenix palm would look great right next to our house!

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Heartbeat after God

David is described as a man after God’s own heart. In Acts 13:22 God said, "I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do." What is it to have a heart after God’s own heart? From this passage in Acts we can see that it is having a heart that is submitted to doing God’s will in our lives. It is having a heart that is fully, wholeheartedly committed to God...

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An Exciting Year Already!

It has been a busy yet exciting year already! January was filled with planning and vision for the year which is always invigorating. We are so excited about the plans and purposes of God! Then February was busy with wedding details for Brenden, our middle son's wedding. He and Serena had a small beautiful wedding right on the beach in Del Mar. It was a picture perfect day! Then we had a church reception and so appreciated all of the church family who were able to attend and celebrate with us. We are so happy to welcome our beautiful new daughter into our family. She is a blessing not only to Brenden, but to us as well! We know that God has wonderful things in store for them...

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Spilled Water

Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. (Unless you have a Sham Wow) But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. 2 Samuel 14:14...

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2010

God has been so good to us in 2010. It is such an honor to serve in the House of the Lord! I love the way the Message translation puts it, “One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches...

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