Coming to the Still Waters

  I am officially moved from one assignment to another.  I find myself in another place of study of God's word.  Interesting moving from a building built in the 1890's and a very cozy upstairs office to a building built in the first decade of 2000 and and office that reflects its era.  This office came at just the right time to hammer out a new book series sermon on the book of James and also to complete my final paper for another masters online class.  Those who have seen my desk before, you can see that I'm in the process of filling this one up! It was such a blessing to be with this little 6 year old on her birthday.  Her father is in the background and she is doing what he was doing at that age.  Actually, today marks 15 years ago of the head on accident that Stephanie, Benjamin, and Jason were in.  Stephanie and I always take a moment on these anniversaries to be so thankful for God's provision even though it meant some life altering consequences to them.   This is

  Our days at Betmar are coming to a close.  On my daily morning walk I looked across the pond to see my 90 year old father walking his dog.  You will need to zoom in to see him under the live oaks of the park which are draped with Spanish moss.  I added the second picture but it is a little blurry.  I was calculating how many miles I have walked during this 3 month furlough when I spotted his neon hat bought by him at a truck stop on our trip last August from California to Maine.  Even though I have logged over 500 miles (in circles around this park) I pray I am able to be walking like dad at 90+. Another development is the decision to study and preach through the book of James when we arrive at the Weymouth Community Church.  I have been using these Scripture Journals for the last couple of books of the Bible to assist as I preach through chapter by chapter and verse by verse.  It allows each person to have the same version and also a place to make notes on the opposite page which is