Such a wonderful day!!! And one of the sweetest parts was finding our dear Duchess alive in the briar patch by the old house. I had stopped by Mom's to pick up a few things and decided to go back to the site for a bit. I spied something in the rubble that looked like it had words on it. As I went around to the walk out end of the basement to retrieve it, I heard scrambling over in the briar patch. As I glanced over to see what was making the sound, I saw a blur of black & white and heard what sounded like meowing!!! Sure enough, there was our precious Duchie...alive and seemingly well. It took a good bit of coaxing, but I was finally able to lure her close enough to pick her up. She just wrapped her paws around my neck like always. :-) Life from the ashes again!!!
Worked on errands again today. Sutherlands, Big Lots, Bank, Aldis. Oh, and DQ...can't forget that in the interest of full-disclosure. :-)
Blessed by another delicious meal prepared by a family from our Connection Group at church.
Then finished out the evening at the Tragedy into Triumph service at Circleville Nazarene. And the worship leader led us in singing our new family theme song..."Out of the Ashes...WE Rise!" That song sure means a whole lot more to us today than it did 10 days ago. Mr. Wayne Huizenga, Jr., president of Huizenga Holdings Inc., an investment conglomerate, spoke about his experience of finding success in business, but remaining unsatisfied until he entered into a personal relationship with Jesus. He discovered that a relationship with a church does not equal a personal relationship with Jesus. Only Jesus truly satisfies!!!
Scripture for the day: "...and provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the dsiplay of his glory." Isaiah 61:3
By His grace,
Chris
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