Merry Christmas and Blessings for The New Year!!
Craig and I pray that you have put your hope, faith and trust in Jesus Christ for your happiness and future Blessings of Eternal Life!
WHY?
To have your hope in a person, a government, your job your 401K, your savings or any other thing has to be a bit discouraging and will end without hope.
WHAT?
Is there enjoyment in this earthly life that we live! Yes!!! The Lord would have us enjoy all that He has provided for us and realize that He is sufficient and everything else in this life is a bonus!!
WHERE?
We are still snowbirds. We live in Arizona during the winter in the Park Model that you see above. During the summer, we still travel in our Motorhome and spend time with family and friends. Family is a bit spread out. Todd lives in South Carolina, Jeff in Indiana and Tana is in Colorado.
We are in Colorado because we have a new family member born to Tana's Daughter, Kyra and her husband, Jacob. Our first Great Grandbaby's name is, Taytum Rose! We have driven to Colorado to meet her and to help them move into their new home that's about 15 minutes from Tana's. We will also attend Taytum's father, Jacob's, College Graduation at the University of Colorado and also his Commissioning Service as an Army Officer in the National Guard this weekend.
There have been other great events happening while we are in Colorado. Yesterday we were able to spend some time with Craig's brother, Jim and his wife, Lynne, and also our sister-in-law, Carron! It's always such a blessing to get together with them and we all miss Craig's older brother, Chuck.
Carter, Tana's eldest, has completed his four years of service in the Marines and joined us at Tana's last night with his girlfriend for dinner. They will be coming back today to bake some Christmas Cookies (a family tradition).
This is our Bounder parked next to our Park Model in AZ.
HOW?
In John 3, a religious man, Nicodemus, came to Jesus at night and asked, "What must I do to be born again? How can someone enter his mother's womb a second time". Jesus explained to him that there are two births, one from a physical birth in water and one for a spiritual birth from on high by the Holy Spirit. Jesus further said, "no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."
Nicodemus only knew of the Old Testament Prophecies of the Deliverer that would come into the world. We now know that Jesus was born and died to remove the sins that made us deserving of eternal separation from God. He has provided a way for us through that Spiritual Birth.
Have you been Born of the Spirit?
Jesus is always ready to welcome us into His Kingdom, so simply agree that you believe in Him and the sacrifice that he made to pay for your sins and that you want to be born again. By doing so, you seal your eternal destiny to be with the Father for an eternity and you will also receive the Power of the Holy Spirit to help you be an overcomer in this world.
Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.". John 16:33
Jesus is the Prince of Peace and He will freely give this peace to all of us!!!
It's this Jesus, Emanuel (God is with us) that we celebrate at this Season!!
Love and Blessings,
Craig and Kathy
