It is my joy to be printed in the
Upper Room on Monday, August 12. The theme of that devotional is how
we can find true higher power in Christ to continue to build a good
life even when our aspirations are crushed. The experience of
divorce and being a single parent raising 3 kids is far in the past.
May new wife Martha and I have been married for 20 years. She came
into my journey of life after I had been a single parent for many
years. She and I have blended our two families into one harmonious
unit. Now I have 5 children instead of only the original 3. All the
children are close to us and we do things with them and the grand
children. We have taken all the 5 children into our hearts and we
are blessed in their love and support.
When I was first divorced I
was wrong to think that my dream of building a happy family was over.
With the Lord's help and Martha's wise partnership we have a very
blessed active family life. We have 10 grand children with another
one on the way. It is a joy to be active grand parents and to share
fun times with them. Attached is a picture of my grandson Owen
enjoying the baseball game with me.
I witness that the words of
Romans 8:28 are true to my experience, “”We know that all things
work together for good for those who love God, who are called
according to his purpose.” During the time of my despair after the
crushing divorce I vowed to keep actively loving and serving the Lord
no matter what. When we keep ourselves in the work of loving God
daily He will work with us to build a good life, even if all we can
give him at times is broken pieces.
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