All Things For God's Glory

This past week, one of my dear friends went home to be with the Lord.  That's no small thing to say, though in "Christianese" sometimes we take that phrase for granted. Because of the resurrection, Helen is with the Lord now, and is anticipating a new body someday, to replace the old, worn out one that she left behind her on this earth.  Helen is basking in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ right now, and we would not wish her back, except for our own selfish reasons, because we miss her. I'm going to miss her constant reminders that God is sovereign and in control, and her quiet walk with the Lord that impacted the lives of so many people, mine included. I'm so thankful for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that because of it, we have hope that Helen is right now in the presence of the Lord, and that someday, I, too, will be in the presence of the Lord, and I will see her again.  But even more importantly, I will be rid of this old body a

Adam and Ruth's sweet family! Norwex Raffle Basket - worth over $700.00! It's been a long time since I wrote anything on my blog.  It's been a very busy summer and fall. My sister and brother in law, Adam and Ruth Young, finally got to bring home their precious daughters from the DR Congo a few weeks ago!  They went through quite an ordeal getting them home, and the Lord blessed them with many answers to prayer in the form of many miracles along the way.  The girls don't speak English yet, so that's an additional learning process for all of them.  To see their story, go to  http://www.whatsmixing.com/ Of course, they've incurred many expenses along the way in this adoption process.  In order to help them pay for the final adoption expenses, Ruth is raffling off a Norwex basket.  (If you don't know what Norwex is, please go to  http://ruthyoung.norwex.biz/    I have a lot of Norwex, and I love it for cleaning the house - it saves a lot of time a