Thankful Heart

Our trip Thursday was lovely. Friends came along, and our conversations were wonderful. Stopped at a glass-blowing studio along the Ohio River; what creative artists! Now we’re at the lake, where the swans are once again swimming around at the dock. We hope they’ll soon create a nest and start a family. The house is full of joy with our guests and family members.

You’ll recall that we keep a devotional book on the back of each of the toilets in the bathrooms here. This morning I read, based on John 13, the three things Jesus talked about as He was preparing His followers for His departure. First, He spoke of the cross and the sacrifice He would accomplish there for our redemption. Second, He talked about and demonstrated the high way of servanthood. Third, He taught about the Person Who would take His place here after Jesus left, the Holy Spirit. The author said that if Jesus chose these topics as His most significant teaching points, we should do the same.

On Saturday we’re heading over to Bluffton, Ohio, where we’ll spend the night with folks at the Mennonite Church and will worship with them on Sunday. They come to Charlotte every February to help SIM for a week. They’re a great group of Christians.

I’m not sure when I’ll have internet access again. Should be back to normal Monday morning.

Have a blessed weekend.

Love,
Carol