Our Dwelling Place ~

It was a wonderful two weeks with mom in Arizona.

Our days always seem packed with lots of activity

and looking after the many needs mom has while I'm there to help out.

The day after I arrived we enjoyed celebrating at a dear friends 95th birthday party

in the park on a beautiful day with the temperature hitting 95°

and I can tell you that I packed way to many long sleeve shirts

for those hot humid days, yes, I said "humid".

Though it was hot, we had some rainy days that brought the humidity in,

 but they were warm rains and quite pleasant.

It was the end of their monsoon season and I got to see just what it is like

when Arizona gets rain and flooding, wow!

Those dry river beds really do fill up and move at a rapid pace when it rains,

not to mention the flooding in those dips on the road.

It was a sight to behold for sure.

My mother looks beautiful, doesn't she? 

She is truly a walking miracle, and God gets the glory!

"Glory to God in the highest"

~Luke 2:14~

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While I was away we received news that my Father-in-law had gone home

 to be with the Lord at the age of 91.

He had just celebrated his 91st birthday on the 20th of September.

Many of you may remember when I shared in a post this year about

my husband and his dad winning 1st place in the  

World Crokinole Championships held in Canada,

and the words of one dear crokinole friend were ~

" Your father was a great guy and loved crokinole. 

He even goes out a champion. Not many people can say that.

He will be missed in the crokinole world for sure."

God's goodness!

It was an amazing tournament to be at and see a father and son team

walk away with the trophy knowing that it may have been

Bill's last tournament with his son.

While Bill knew his dwelling place was waiting for him in heaven,

he was a remarkable man who loved and served the Lord

while living here as a pilgrim on this earth.

He honored his mother, was good to his sister, loved his wife, children, 
grandchildren, great grandchildren

and for myself, he was the best father-in-law I could have asked for.

He will be sorely missed.

This was the last photo taken of my father-in-law and myself ~ June 2018

" In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so,

I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

~John 14:2~

Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is in heaven preparing a place for His beloved children,

if that were not true, He would have told us so.

Our permanent heavenly home will be ready and waiting for us 

when it is God's time to call us home to glory.

God knows the hour of our homecoming, there are no surprises with God.

Bill is with his dear Betty, now both together, in their heavenly dwelling place.

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While I was away our home was surrounded with a glorious golden glow
from the colors still holding on with those aspen and cotton wood trees.
What a magnificent ending of our fall beauty!!

Snow capped mountains greeted me as I flew over the Rocky Mountains

and it's been snowing lightly ever since my arrival home.

While winter is my favorite season, I'm not real sure I'm ready for it yet,
or should I say, my new knee isn't quite ready.
I'm amazed at how cold my knee gets, so I've bought fleece lined leggings to wear under my pants to see me through those cold wintry days ahead.

As I flew over Arizona the cloud cover was gorgeous!

Looking down from the plane gives a small glimpse of what it must be like 

as God looks down on this big massive globe that belongs to Him,

 was created by Him and for His glory.

~ Genesis 1:1-31 ~

Did you know that the word "Genesis" comes from the Greek word meaning "Beginning"?

The book of Genesis lays the foundation of all the Scripture.

" I will praise the name of God with a song,

and will magnify him with thanksgiving."

~ Psalm 69:30 ~

Be Lovely!

~ Debbie ~

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