Faith

It was one of the sweetest funerals, that I have ever attended. Her family and friends had gathered, for this final farewell. We were assured, that this sweet lady, had made Heaven, her new home. She had lived a life, of serving God. Her faithfulness had proven, He was the center of it.

What A Beautiful Thing Family, what a beautiful thing. When a child is born, it is nourished, loved, disciplined, and taught right from wrong.

I was puttering around in the kitchen. Thinking about all that needs to be done. Now that the holidays are past; things need to be changed or packed away. The uneaten food must be frozen or other wise taken care of. The Christmas linens must be washed and replaced with the regular ones. And so on.

The lowly broom has been around our civilization for centuries. It is said that Benjamin Franklin introduced broomcorn to the United States in 1725. He is said to have picked a single broomcorn seed of a Philadelphia lady, planted it and grew the first broom corn in the United States.

Amos 3:3 3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? Dr. H.

Thanksgiving afternoon found us all stuffed and sleepy. But, after a while, one of my daughters, began to dig out the Christmas stuff. For many years, my kids and their kids, had put my Christmas tree up, at this time.

I was Pastor of The First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Texas when Mother called me from Center saying that she had invited Joe and Mimi Boland to attend our church. “They live at the Old Center community a few miles from Joaquin”, she said. “You’ll like them the first time you see them.”

Our conversation was mostly about the memories of our childhood Christmases. After cutting a pine tree (one year a holly), we made our ornaments from Crayola-colored rings stuck together with water and flour glue.

I was resting in my recliner, admiring the Christmas tree. My family puts it up for me, every Thanksgiving.

OBEDIENT FAITH Have you ever read 2 Corinthians 5:5-10? “Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.