YES! THE LORD DOES!!!

      In the last month or two, the Lord had me reading all the prophet Books and Revelation and a bunch of others.  Recently, I read Psalms 34 and 119 and Ruth recently, b/c He laid that stretch on me.  Amazingly how the Lord told me what to look at and read through!  Then He laid John on me right around the morning of Christmas Eve day.  Well, today I finished Chapter 17, and tomorrow I'll finish John and will be reading this verse that was on the picture a long time ago.  BTW, today I wanted to see if I had any of the John words on photos and this popped in first.  
     Well, at Renae's home on Thursday evening, it was with her husband and all their kids ... several girls and boys ... and Steve and his son.  Anyhow, I sure love my kids and sure love their kids.  Makes me smile!!

      [Renae is 46 and Steve will be 43 in about 3 weeks.  AND I'm 70.  I was 30 when that picture was taken. It was about 1-1/2 years since I'd been leaving California and arriving at a special place with a special friend in Omaha.  Life has changed, to say the least, for the 3 of us!  And I'm a Happy Cookie!!]

 

G-GIRL BAPTISMS... AMEN!!!

What a blessed morning we had.  Reached Stonebridge Church here in Omaha right before 11:30 and, when walking in, saw my daughter, my grandkids [the girls and others], the girls' friends and some of our family friends arriving.  A pile of neat people.

The baptism began just a few minutes after the service started.  One worship song, announcement time, and then the baptism occurred during worship song #2.  It was wonderful.  Six girls, three of ours, one from another family, and two from another, and all baptized by family or friends.  WOW!  Never seen it quite that flexible.

However, here're the photos.  The Twins, Makayla and Miranda, are 15; Juliana is 10.   [The photos are not good enough, because the action went faster than my camera. "Beautifulness" doesn't count; the watery event DOES.]

Dave and I and all the church attenders ... a few hundred ... rejoiced, clapping, and hollering happily, and glorifying the Lord.

Did I pray publicly?  Of course not!  Did I pray in my heart?  Yes.  Several times. -- This morning before our attendance, during our time there, and after heading home.  And this is what, basically, is my prayer for them:

Father, in the Name of Jesus, I lift up to you 3 of my dear ones.  And I thank you that their hearts are turning more and more in Your direction.

I ask you, Father, to show them what the spiritual gifts of their lives are, that they will come to understand the joyfulness of serving you.

Bless their parents, their step-parents, and family friends, such as Dick, who baptized them, and others who are being placed in their lives to help them grow stronger

 and more solidly in You.

Finally, Dear Lord, now and forever,

 I bless You for Your presence 

in their lives.  

Amen.