I love sunrises, but you have to get up so early now a days to see on. I took this picture about 2 days ago as I got up to go to work. I was thinking about friends today at work. Friends that I have know both in my younger days and today. I have met a large variety of friends in my days in all kinds of settings. I was wondering about heaven and my friends that are already there and the ones that will come after me. How will it be? Will I know them by name? By their spirit? By their faces? I do not know. It is interesting to think about such things. Then I thought of the One who made it possible for me and my friends to be together in heaven for all eternity. If you know me at all you know that I love music. I love to be ministered by it both with lyrics or just with instruments. Sometimes at church I just close my eyes and listen to the different instruments that are playing and I think of what God given talent that God has blessed the MH's family with. And I listen to all kinds of music. Mostly faith based music, but I do on a occasion dig back to my teen and early days for a bit of oldies music. I sometimes feel sorry for people who were born after the golden years of music ( 1964-1978 or so )because they missed out on some of the most clean, crisp music that we have ever had the opportunity to listen to. I know that several people would argue that point, and maybe win, but that's just how I See it. Now back to friends, there is a group that played in the late 90's and early 00's that was called PFR. They were originality called "Pray for Rain" but after their first album had to change it to PFR due to another band who already had that name. PFR was a great faith based band. I guess I liked their music so well was because of their awesome lyrics and their 1960-70's sound. The music was clean and crisp, allot going on and allot of changes in tempo and rhythm. I just loved it, but on their last CD they had a song called " Forever". Not knowing how to put music on a blog yet I would like to share the lyrics with you, so here goes.....

I'm remembering the Word inside my head, I heard them yesterday
A whisper, telling me that life waits up ahead, beyond the day to day
Though this world will hand me my fair share of pain and will leaves me broke and bruised,
I know, there's a Father and His Son who know my name, they will see me through, oh yeah, I know...
I believe He paid the price of sacrifice so we could be together, forever,
And I know that when I see Jesus's face all my tears will be erased, forever, forever.
Hidden in my heart, the day He called me friend, the day He set me free,
I found Him one summer day, or better said, Jesus You found me
I gave you my loneliness and broken heart, oh oh o You gave to me Your Love, Your Love..
I believe He paid the price of sacrifice so we could be together, forever,
And I know that when I see Jesus's face all my tears will be erased, forever, forever.
I come to know, I come to know Love, I come to know the truth, I come to know Love...
I believe He paid the price of sacrifice so that we could be together, forever,
I do believe I'll see the face of Jesus and we'll both embrace together, forever....

Forever by
PFR
From the CD " The Late, Great PFR "

What a great tune. It really don't matter how we will recognize each other, we will, c
'cause He paid the price to make it happen, any hoo that's how I see it.

Have a great day in our Lord !!

CLOUD WATCHING..........

Here is how I see it..... I think that we do not stop and watch the clouds any more. Remember when we were kids? We use to watch the clouds as they rolled by. Above is a picture of the sky and horizon from my front yard. Myself and my 5 year old son was sitting there and just watching the clouds. We seen trucks, trains, planes, lions, and everything else that a boy could see. The great part of it was that I seen them also. I also seen the glory of the Lord. In the clouds, the breeze, the grass and all of nature. The Bible says that all creation shouts out the Glory of the Lord. Sometimes we have to just stop, look and listen for it. What a great day this has been. I thank God for it all. Happy father's day to all you " dads " out there. We are lucky men. Of course that's just how I see it....

52

Well, as i see it... 52 years old this past week. Never really thought I'd make it this far. But I did, and I have so much to do yet. My oldest daughter and her husband and my grandchild was over this evening when i got home. We swam, bar b qed and ate alot of food. Ever tried grilled cabbage. Aughhh! not really. It was really good. I laughed at first and told Crystal, my oldest, that that was " girl food." A term I use to describe anything healthy or different. But like I said it was really good. My youngest boy and girl, as did my wife had nothing to do with such things.

My boy, Ricky is almost 6 and my youngest daughter Abie is almost 9. They are a real trip. They keep this 52 year old very young. My grandaughter, Sarala, (refer to my son in laws blog ) is the sweetest thing. She has just learned to speak, and when she says Pa Pa, it just melts me. I am a very lucky man. I have everything. A wonderful wife of almost 30 years, Tammy. My 3 children and son in law. I have aquired a couple of things in life. Home, cars friends, but the most precious thing I have aquired in salvation. God has seen it fit that I would be saved thru His Son, Jesus. How much more could I ask for. I attend a church, Meadow Heights, where religion and legalisim takes a back seat to Christ and presenting Him to the parkland and beyond. We are a commumity minded church. We step out of our comfort zones and take Christ out of the church and into the world. It is very exciting.

But back to my birthday. Got a E-Mail card from my brother. I will try and post it, but I have not had much luck yet. But I had a nice quite time with my family. That's what i like to do now a days.

The picture above is of my wife Tammy and my daughter Abie. It is several years old, but it is one of my favorites.

The other one is the E-Card from my brother.

Have a great day.