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Started writing 2/6/18 but never finished... The cold breeze whistled by in the dark under the moon, rustling the dead leaves. The whistle intensified, then died down. He shifted his body on the sofa in hopes of finding some rest, but his mind kept replaying her insincerity and distance from the recent weeks. Everything always seemed so perfect. A good job, a house, a beautiful wife and daughter. Life was good. It seemed as if nothing could or should be going wrong, but her attitude told another story. She hadn't touched him in at least 2 months. The pain in his groin intensified each day, but that wasn't what hurt the most. It was his pride. Pride in knowing he had things under control; knowing he could provide, love, support and be enough. The man inside wanted to feel needed. But she no longer needed him. The wind intensified and slapped the window with a wild rage that brought with it hail that clanked against the house. The silhouette of the dead trees against the moonl...

Written 7/20/15 Greetings to all of you, The Lord is great in all the Earth! Praise Him evermore! It is evident to me, that the hand of God is hard at work in the lives of family members and friends around me. This evidence, I gathered from the obvious spiritual battle which most of my family members and some friends are faced with. I have always believed that the greater the battle, the greater the victory. We are believing firmly that God is in full control, and there is nothing to fear, though doubt and temptation may swing our way. One of the battles I would like to ask your prayer for, is depression. 2 of my family members are experiencing trying times that have greatly affected their spiritual life in Christ. It is amazing to see both the work of Satan at work in the demonic realm and the hand of God at work in the heavenly realm. Both these spiritual forces are palpable in every day circumstances. However, I feel that it is not as palpable to all of us, as it should be. So p...

Written 7/20/15 It is often a very difficult thing to discern what is the will of God for our life. As humans, we tend to easily lose focus on what is important. Sometimes we are swayed by those things which entice our heart, other times by that which entices our eyes. Many times our causes might be good and our reasons might be justifiable, but in the end it is not our decisions that prevail, but the providence of God that is carried out. So, then it must seem as if we are merely pieces in a chess game, but that is not true for we each play a role in this life. Though we might not know the end game plan, we have a God to guide us through.

Written 7/20/15 Hello all you faithful! We just arrived from Yospi about an hour ago. We were there a very short time... it almost seems like we were there a long time ago because I miss them so much already. We left at 4:30 yesterday and arrived at like 6 or 6:30. It was already dark when we arrived. When we got there we found our brothers in Christ working on a project. Apparently, the government provided them with restroom facilities. They built 40 restrooms for the whole Amealco place (not everyone got one... but many families were blessed with one). They weren't finished building it but it's basically done. We are planning to go again in December

Written 1/25/18 2013 - 2015 is a big gap in my blog. These have been trying years. In these newer posts, I aim to change the tone and focus of my writing and direct it toward more external concerns as I shift away from writing about internal and personal concerns as much. In the recent months, I have researched more and more the impact political and governmental decisions have in our daily living. There has been much talk on the internet about the discrepancies between the Constitution and the IRS code as to the lawful requirement or the lack thereof for citizens to pay taxes on their wages. I will cover some of these issues in another blog I have, for which you are welcome to reach out to me, as I will not be posting the blog name in this site. All views aside, however, all issues pertaining to governmental power are the very face of adversity. You hear in the news or even in your neighborhood, constant talk of things involving governmental control that seem out of place, immoral ...