"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."

Proverbs 4:23, NLT


As we travel through life, guard your heart but don't let it stop you from moving on to a new course in life as I will on the Adventure in Middle Grove.

Ya Never Know

The past few years have been ultimate highs and real lows...


But the last 9 months has brought great joy in seeing my family grow.


Hannah- August
Liam- January
Linnea- February

Not too many times in life will I get to hold 3 babies in 9 months.

God is a great God!

Never Forget

"Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen...And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren." Deuteronomy 4:9, NLT








I don't feel that old but tomorrow will be the 4th grandchild in my family. 3 babies in the past 8 months.

I hope I have the opportunity to pass on the love God has shown me and the love of other people.

Let me never forget what I have seen on the Adventure in Middle Grove... and pass it on.

Reconcillation

God has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:19


The price has been paid. The ransom is provided. God's judgment was averted, not because of anything I did to appease him, but by his own sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. If God has gone to such great links to reconcile us to himself and adopt us into his family, how can we refuse? We must not! We must offer you our hearts!

I praise you for your grace, thank you for your love, and promise to share your
mercy while on the Adventure in Middle Grove.

All the Days of Your life

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 90:12



So often we look up and time has passed us by. The things we promised ourselves we'd accomplish and the deeds we told others we'd do get left undone. Before we know it, days have become weeks, and weeks months, and months years. We find ourselves unable to do
what we once assumed we could do any time we wanted. We must seize the opportunities placed in our path.

Don't wait until it is too late

Please help me see your plans in each of my days and live in a way which not only honors you, but also blesses those you want me to reach on the Adventure in Middle Grove.

I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is ours in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39


Besides food, relationships are something we desire as humans. Separation is something we fear whether it's separation from a child, a parent, a sibling, a spouse, a friend, or from God. Jesus endured separation from God by becoming a human and by going to the cross. Because of Jesus' sacrifice, we can know we won't have to ever be separated from God's love. He bore the separation so we would never have to fear it!

Separation and lack of relationships on earth can be a painful experience but nothing will seperate me from the love of God on the Adventure in Middle Grove.

Continued love

This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. -- 1 John 3:11







As you probably remember, I can get stuck on a topic or in the activity of life something keeps coming to my mine. The path of life leads to many unexpected turns and twists. Unforeseen obstacles and challenges are always on the path we travel. Looking forward beyond the challenges to continue the journey is the only way to go. Looking at the relationships in life and the challenges they present can provide a formidable speed bump on the path of life. When you look at the disappointment and discouragement in life, only take a quick glance.

Focus on the path ahead and fix your eyes on love as I will on the Adventure on Middle Grove.

I'm BAAACCK

"Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good." Romans 12:9, NLT





Hello to all my Adventurers. I really needed a rest to recharge my thoughts. Much has happened in the last 2 years and I needed to take some time to reflect on many elements in my life.


I thought is was was good place to start where I left off after 18 straight months of writing.

LOVE

Having just passed a "man made" holiday, love is really in the forefront of society. But is it really love?

Love is not a day for flowers.

It is a long term commitment to the good and the bad. It is up holding each other through the good times and the times of struggle. It is understanding the soul.

So, as I begin another segment of the adventure, remember this in your relationships...

REALLY LOVE THEM as I will on the Adventure in Middle Grove.

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