Sometimes barren trees make me sad. But then I remember spring and the buds that will soon form on the trees, and it makes me smile. Yes, it’s winter. The stretch after Christmas is the hardest for me to take. But knowing that spring is coming makes me smile. Buds, birds, butterflies. Flowers, rain showers and green grass.
What a picture of the sadness the disciples felt when Christ was buried…and the heights of joy they experienced when they saw Him risen. It’s Friday but Sunday’s coming. The cross didn’t have the last word. The tomb is empty and death is conquered. We are victors in Christ, for his victory is ours! Winter is not the final word – eternal spring is on the way. read more »
In our recent move, only one little dish was broken. Not too bad for a 500-mile move. Thanks to the guys who helped us move for being careful. And thanks to Julie and her friends for packing carefully with padding in the boxes. 
We can’t get our daughter’s queen size box spring up the steps to her bedroom. It’s a beautiful room, and spacious, but the steps are a bit tight going up to it. So she has been sleeping on her mattress on the floor. Jamie and I tried to get the box spring up there again this morning. Score: box spring, 2. Us: 0. The funny thing is, we just let her get a new queen size comforter and she threw away the packaging already. So if we get her a smaller bed, her comforter will be too big.
God has blessed our family in many ways this year. After many wonderful years at Victory In Grace in Chicago, God opened a door in Ohio for me to pastor a church. I'm still working with Victory In Grace, doing estate design work. We moved here a few weeks ago and are still settling in. There are a few more pieces of furniture that need to be assembled and a couple more rooms to paint. But all in all, it was a very smooth move. Our new church family made it much easier by cleaning our new home perfectly before we got here and moving all our stuff from Chicago to Ohio. Great people!
