I built a 26ft dory boat about eight years ago. I built it to go out in the ocean fishing. Three other guys and I towed it up to Alaska to fish for halibut this year. I will leave it up here to take the people who come to Tim’s place halibut fishing. I worked on it most of the day, trying to make it seaworthy. I built it out of wood and fiberglass. Every time I walk around it, I see something I don’t like and need to fix, but it is a good boat, and I like it, even though I am constantly fixing and upgrading something on it.

God created me as a unique person in His image. He created me with an infinite capacity to grow and change if I want to and work at it. I am sure there are many things in me and my character that God wants to change and make more like Himself. He orchestrates the events and circumstances of my life to shape and mold me into a son He will enjoy being with for all eternity.

The most beautiful words in the Bible for me are the words of Jesus when He says, “I will come and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.”