We are in Fairbanks, Alaska spending time with our daughter Shelly, her husband Philip, and their 6 wonderful kids, our grandkids. We are not doing much, just hanging out with family, drinking coffee, eating, and talking. It is always interesting to think about some of the most enjoyable of times and what makes them enjoyable. Fishing, hunting, building things, preaching, teaching, and traveling are some of the best of times, but nothing tops fellowshipping with family. I suppose after time it might get boring, but not so far.

I often wonder what we will be doing in heaven and what will make it the best experience ever and the place of infinite joy. We will be there for a long time and I am sure it will be more than sitting around playing harps.

My Parkinson’s medication causes me to have dreams. I have never had much in the way of dreams most of my life so this is a new thing. They are very clear and detailed and often very weird. I have been experimenting on how to control what I dream about. Last night I worked for an hour on memorizing Bible verses on eternity and heaven right before I went to sleep and that is exactly what I dreamt about. I am not sure I liked all that I dreamt about heaven, one dream had us traveling around with rockets on our backs. It is amazing how creative our minds can be in creating scenes and plots while we are sleeping. I am thinking that the way world events are going that we aren’t far from getting raptured into heaven. I think tonight I will work on verses about the rapture and see what my creative mind comes up with for that one!

I have a very real faith and relationship with Jesus Christ, and my confidence and hope of living for eternity with God is strong. There are many people who don’t know for sure what is happening to them when they die. They are just hoping for the best. The “Lake of Fire” is a very real place, and many who aren’t sure where they are going will find themselves there. I don’t think I will program my mind to dream about that awful place, that would classify as a nightmare. If you are one of those or know people like that I would love to interact via email, texting, or phone calls, and explain clearly how to know for sure your eternal destiny.