It is ok to wonder about things. Just like its ok to dream and hope. God made us with the capacity for more. So, dream, wonder, ask questions, hope. Here's where I am going with that. In my late night wonderings, 3:23 am to be exact, I was wondering - Does God need us? I t's an interesting thought. Of course, He is God and He is complete. He doesn't "need" anything but does he long for us? I can go about my life from day to day without my kids and friends and family..

God's love exceeds the boundaries of my imagination. Therefore, I can dream big dreams. I can see glimpses of His love in a purply pink sunrise or a red orange sunset. A midnight sky a lit with stars like white diamonds or an overflowing cascade of petunias in an early Spring display on a day with temperatures so perfect you could stay outside all day. Or watching billowy, puffy white clouds float across the blue sky on a soft breeze. The warm sun on my face as the ocean

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:16 This summer marks 40 years since I turned to the Lord. The veil over my eyes was taken away and I found freedom. Freedom from myself. In that summer of 1984, alone in my apartment, I gave my life to the Lord. Having come to the end of myself and doing things my way , I sought to know Jesus. The same Jesus I

This is my Bible. Dewey gave it to me 30+ years ago. Its an NIV'84 which is now out of print. It is my most treasured earthly...