Friends,
Yesterday there was the most beautiful memorial service for Charlie Kirk.
It truly was extraordinary.
It's been so amazing to see vigils, and churches full in response to Charlie's death, and not destruction. Charlie would be so proud.
You can watch this video {here}.
My own photo made into a watercolor with the Waterlogue app.
My heart has been heavy. The death of the Ukrainian young woman, Charlie Kirk's death, the illnesses of dear friends, and now the death by suicide of a cousin's husband.
There is so much heartbreak in the world. Satan hates what God loves - hates people who are all made in the image of God. Imago Dei - Image of God.
As a believer in Jesus, I have been aware of this but I have not been so keenly aware of the reality of this, if that makes sense.
The Spiritual Warfare is real. I think western Christianity has downplayed spiritual warfare and we are now awakening to it. This is a good thing. We must learn that with the Holy Spirit's help we can fight spiritual forces of darkness.
We have owned our home for 24 years. It has sheltered us a young family of six which grew to a family of eight, and then began the downward cycle as children grew and moved into their adult lives.
We now have five people in our home - which has grown larger with my parents addition to the house. It is still a haven and place of shelter for friends and family. Two rooms that were bedrooms for kids, are now an office and a guest room. We have a large kitchen now.
I know that seems funny with fewer people living here, but we still host people regularly, have family parties, our annual Fall Fest, house guests. We love having people here for lunch on Sundays after church, to come enjoy the pool, we hosted small groups from church for two years. The large kitchen helps us to host more easily.
I love our home. I love using it to welcome people. I'm thankful for the gift of this home.
Autumn has arrived. How grateful I am for this season of beauty.
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