Happy Wednesday!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Carme went home from the hospital today and is feeling much better. It seems that a migraine combined with a sinus headache and anesthesia makes for ONE GINORMOUS VICIOUS HEADACHE! I am so glad and very grateful that she is feeling better and at home with Dave.

Revelation 3: 20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.”

John 10:9 “I am the door; if any man enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”

I have cooked all day. I have prepared two pies, two pans of dressing and a vat of gravy. Bruce and I have cleaned and washed a garden of veggies and made delicious dip to go with them. And tomorrow (after a brief stop at Starbucks) we will be on our way to Allen to have Thanksgiving lunch with family.

As our families have grown we often have extra guests who join us for this wonderful meal. We try very hard to make any guests feel welcomed and at rest while they are there. Once a guest comes through the door and are introduced we show them where the food is placed and where the glasses are and then they are on their own to enjoy the fellowship and fun that always is a part of our family gatherings. We always want our guests to feel warm, accepted, welcomed and safe to be themselves as they share the meal or occasion.

God issues a gracious invitation to all who wish true happiness and fellowship with those who have already accepted the invitation to become a part of the body of Christ. Christ offers a rest and a satisfaction that cannot be found in worldly pursuits. Christ offers to all who let Him into their hearts a life with a family.

Jesus offers this invitation, “Come to Me and I will give you rest.” Christ offers a place of acceptance, love, welcome and safety to all who open the door when he knocks and walks in. Christ invites those who do not know Him to come in and feast at his table of grace and eat until they are fully refreshed and meet the family.
Issue an invitation at your table to someone who is in need of a family. Introduce them to our Heavenly Father who graces us with His presence at our tables and makes us feel welcomed, accepted and safe. Happy Thanksgiving!

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes. Count your blessings and say your prayers. We love you and give thanks for each of you. Love, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.