It’s not exactly official yet, but remodeling is almost done for now and one of my children is at the lake house with her family for the Memorial Day weekend. I have grandkids out on the lake in a boat wake boarding and joy riding. Laughter and joy abound and memories are being made, so the investment is totally worth it. I am both thrilled and saddened by the whole thing. I’m thrilled for the obvious reasons already stated. I’m saddened because I can only observe from California via pictures and video.
But this will only serve to motivate me to work harder to get in the position to be able to make the move. Seeing the joy and hearing the laughter that my grandchildren are experiencing does my heart good. I cannot wait to be a direct part of it and be there, first-hand, for all of it. I want their memories of these times to include me in the picture.
I want to feel that same desire in my heart to spend time with God as well. I know he wants me to know him first-hand and to be together full time, not just part time. There is much joy and laughter to experience in a relationship with God. It is not the end of your life when you accept him. Life has just begun!
Isaiah 55:12 (NLT) - “You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!”