Lunch with some dear friends! January 8th

Cathy McGovern and her daughters ~Luisa and Laila
Auntie Laila with Baby Abigal

Little Ellie getting ready to dance for us!

Moving Ahead in God's Will

~photo taken by William Conk

Ponce De Leon Light in Florida

Cindy, Stacy and I visited here ~7 years ago

Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. Hebrews 10:9 KJV

“Chance” and “luck” do not sit on the throne of heaven, but a loving, personal Creator does. Life is not a gamble and fate does not guide your destiny. God did not bring you into this world to live without a purpose, to exist without a reason, or function without meaning. He loves you, cares about you, and wants you to know Him and do His will.

He has chosen you and prepared you for the work He has called you to do. When your heart is set on His will, you will have the assurance that He will be to you all that you need. This confidence of faith allows you to move through each day with a peaceful spirit, inward rest, and quiet trust.

In the coming year, remember these five important things regarding God’s will for your life.

1. Place—Be in God’s place in His perfect time.

2. Peace—Let His peace keep you at rest in the place He has called you.

3. Purpose—Believe God’s purpose for you will be fulfilled in the place He has you.

4. Plan—Have confidence that nothing can frustrate God’s perfect plan for you.

5. Power—Receive His Spirit to equip and empower you to do what He has called you to do.

~meet me in the meadow

May we all let God be our guiding light......blessings on your day~Susan

Dad's 7th or 8th ERCP

The 3 sisters~ Sandi, Susan and Cindy with Dad before he had his procedure
Linda is really the #1 daughter-in-law today!

This is the view from Dad's room of lovely Lake Superior with an Orr boat coming in

The Orr boat may have been a 1000 footer as it filled the entrance to the harbor!
A lovely winter day in Duluth!

Love that Lasts Forever

“Love never fails.” I Corinthians 13:8 NIV
“Love,” Paul says, “never fails.”
The verb Paul uses for the word fail is used elsewhere to describe the demise of a flower as it falls to the ground, withers, and decays. It carries the meaning of death and abolishment. God’s love, says the apostle, will never fall to the ground, wither, and decay. By its nature, it is permanent. It is never abolished.

Love “will last forever”
It “never dies”
It “never ends”
Love “is eternal”
God’s love “will never come to an end” …

Governments will fail, but God’s love will last. Crowns are temporary, but love is eternal. Your money will run out, but His love never will.

~Max Lucado: Grace for the Moment

There is a Love......

~photo taken by Jere . His tree on his dock on the Oyster River in NH

There is a love that extends to the breadth,

descends to the depths,

ascends to the heights,

and transcends all that all our hearts can ever imagine.

May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love, That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it]; [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]! Ephesians 3:17-19 AMP
~meet me in the meadow

~this is my prayer for myself and those I love, that we may experience this love and be a reflection of it. Happy New Year! Love from Susan

Christmas 2009 with Family Take Three!

It was Jonathan's Birthday on 12/26, the day we had our Hotel Christmas!
This is Hunter, Jonathan's step son and Hunter loves Jonathan so much! He calls him Johnny!

Trenton loves his Uncle Robert

Ashley with her new tattoos! She was sad to see them gone after her 2nd swim!

Mike, Morgan and Colin. (Don't know where Charlie is!) Colin is full of personality!

It was a great Christmas. We missed Stacy, Brian and family as they were snowed bound in SD!
We missed Gavin and Elise too as they were in Denver. We really missed our sweet Mama as she loved Christmas and everything about it! But we saw her in the faces of so many of our family.

Christmas 2009 with Family Take Two!

My sister Cindy and Clarence

Linda and Brother John

Brother Jeff and Tammy

Brother Jason and Carol

Nephew Philip and son Alex and my Dad