Memory

Good afternoon family. Enjoying my day off. I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Thank you to my family and friends for the company yesterday. Us old people beat the youngsters in kickball, they want a REMATCH. Thank you also to Cory and DT for coming with the big firecrackers. Saved us a trip downtown. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. I took the kids to the firecracker stand yesterday and it brought back so many memories. Anybody from Vernon remember going to the stand and having a brown paper back full of firecrackers? I can't remember how young I was when I had my first bag but it was something I looked forward to every year. My grandkids had so much fun especially Lil' Cory. So adventurous. Today and every day I thank God for His brand new mercies. I thank Him for me and you. He allows us to share our lives with those we love so don't miss the opportunity to tell your childhood stories. I don't know about you, but I have fond memories of growing up in Vernon. Running those dusty streets every Summer, spending time with my cousins and my friends. I wouldn't trade that time for anything in the world. Heavenly Father thank you for the wonderful blessing of memory, thank you for letting us live to tell our stories and thank you so much for our journeys. Father God, You've brought us from a mighty long ways and for that I am eternally grateful. Lord, some of us are still struggling with childhood issues, unable to move forward, but we have to understand that what's past is past, there's no changing it, only acceptance of it. Thanking you for taking away the pain from anyone who's afraid to let go, asking You that if there be anyone of us who can't find the blessing of the past, good or bad, that we look to You for healing. In Jesus' Name, AMEN. TeamRememberingIsGoodForUs. Psalm 78