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Most of us sincerely love the Lord and are thankful for all He has done. However, too many are more comfortable celebrating what Jesus has done than accepting who He desires to be to us. We sing of His victories and teach of His mercies, yet rarely do we quiet our hearts and surrender to His presence. We want Him near enough to protect us but not so close that our consciousness is captured by His presence.
Frances Frangipane

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Inheritance

I have been thinking a lot lately about inheritance. In our culture we only receive an inheritance when someone in our family line dies. It is only after they have lived their life and accumulated wealth that we receive our inheritance. This is the same with God's culture. Because Christ died, and His life was filled with wealth, we have our inheritance now. We have inherited the kingdom of God and God's kingdom is: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control. Our inheritance is freedom from slavery and everything that binds us. It is the promised land where we are able to overcome all of our enemies and live in perfect peace. Our inheritance is the promised land flowing with milk and honey, filled with fruit larger than we have ever seen. Our inheritance is a mansion in heaven, it is eternal life and so much more than I can understand.

Art

In earlier posts I have shared with you some of the art I have in my home. I most enjoy the pieces by people I know and love. So here is a picture of a water color by mygrandmother, Garnet Allen.

Blogging Vacation

I took a blogging vacation. I just felt like getting away from it for a while. It's not that I don't want to interact with all of you, honest, it's just that I got tired of messing with blogging. I have still been reading blogs from time to time, but sometimes I feel like so many blogs to read and so little time.
I like the new blog list that shows when someone has posted recently so I may give that a try. It looks like an easy way to keep up with the fresh posts without visiting each and every blog. Pastor Kris, Pastor James and I had a conversation a while back about reading blogs with an RSS feed or on blog line and I explained that I like to go to the actual blog. It feels to me like the difference of calling someone on the phone or visiting in your living room. Pink agreed with me but Kris is an RSS feed guy.
I also think I need a blog update class. I feel like I am so far behind in all the new templates and features. Any volunteers to tutor me on new blogging features? So to those of you who wondered, I am still here and will continue to blog occasionally.

Joy & Relationships

Thanks PK. We had a great time at Chili's today for lunch! It was wonderful reconnecting with the Grime's family and the Bickford family. Before I left church I was stopped by another family, the Webb's, who were planning on having lunch at Chili's so we added them to our party. They shared about their Colorado vacation. It was good to get to know them better. For me my relationship with the Webb's began at the altar in prayer. I am glad that our relationship moved a step further to sharing a meal. During lunch the conversation moved to, "We should do this more often." We talked about finding a family we don't know and having lunch with them. It would be wonderful if we just follow through on this and begin a relationship with someone new. My church family sure brings me a great deal of joy.