Tonight I am reminding myself of some important things, namely to evaluate everything I do and ask the question:  Does it give ultimate glory to Giver of all good things?  The answer should, of course be a resounding "yes" - in our actions, our words, our thoughts and our motives.  Long ago I chose Jesus Christ to be my highest role model, example and Lord.  The Bible tells us to "walk in a manner worthy of the calling that He has placed upon our lives."  I believe that means that each of us have a responsibility to do our best with the gifts, talents and lives He gave to us.  I enjoy many things and feel He has given me a number of interests that I can use to glorify Him.  In these blogs, those things include writing and photography.

I am delighted that He has brought me through a season of writing about my past and the town in which that was lived out.  It has been busy work to write and coordinate all the necessary items that make those things come together.  It is time consuming and involves getting input, information - and even advertising.

I post many of these photos and blogs because I like to share all I have learned with any who are interested.  I also post in humble and honest hopes that many will want to purchase this up-coming book!  However, the main reason I do all this is because I want to share something much greater than history; much greater than photos, much greater than my thoughts or life happenings.  

The most important thing in the world to me is the fact that there is much more to life than what we see in the here and now!  Life is endless because life is about God!  Life will go on with or without us.  He gives us breath and allows us to be a part of it.   We can choose to honor Him and accept the free gifts He offers, which includes the incredible price that was paid for us through His Son on a cross.  Or...we can make our own rules, choose to live for ourselves and hope for the best at the end of this allotted life time.

I am entirely convinced that God is real: that His love and designs are beyond comprehension; that Jesus is most definitely His Son and lived and died to take the place of our sin; that the Holy Spirit is the presence and power of God living inside our hearts when we allow Him residence; and that the Bible is His inspired instruction manual for us to find hope, truth, guidance and power.  I believe this life as we experience it is truly about the next one - it is about accepting, believing, sharing and obeying.  This life points to an eternity that every single person has opportunity to participate in, provided you accept the price paid through Jesus.

I pray that my ramblings, writings, postings, bloggings and meanderings would make God smile.  I also pray that they would encourage you to a deeper, richer, uncompromising relationship with the same God who I have discovered is big enough to provide for my every need.  He can also provide for yours, but you - and I - must give Him our heart to work with.  Lord, give every reader a desire for YOUR light and life!  May they experience the longing for tunnel vision for YOU in their life happenings and daily journey.  May YOU be glorified in all that fills these pages and in the pages of every writing I ever do.  It is for YOU alone that we live and breathe.  It is YOU who began the good work of creation, and it is YOU who will complete it to the end.