Almost all our kids and grandkids have been staying together with us at a lodge we rented on the coast for three days. It is a beautiful place that easily holds all of us and is just a few minutes walk from the beach. And a significant bonus is that we have had fantastic weather for the last two days. The place has a pool table, a ping pong table, lots of puzzles, cards, and a bunch of table games. We have played hearts, Yahtzee, pool, and ping pong tonight. The kids are playing Uno and building forts with the cushions on the couches.

The grandkids, all cousins or siblings, have been well-parented, have excellent manners, and get along incredibly well. Many of them don’t see each other except a couple of times a year and are 16 years old, down to six, so this kind of unity and love is amazing.

In 1969, when Patty and I got married, we had no idea what the future held for us. We just lived life and tried hard to follow the Lord’s will and lead in our lives.

Now, we are both 75 years old, and heaven is the main thing in our future. We do not know what that will look, feel, or sound like, but it will be wonderful. We are going there because we have trusted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and are following Him and loving Him with all of our hearts, souls, and might.

We pray for all of our kids, their spouses, and grandkids at least weekly, that God will protect them from evil, that He will lead them into His perfect will for their lives, and that we will live with them all in heaven forever. Life is short; heaven is forever.