You fill me with Joy!

"You have made known to me the path of life. You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16: 11

Hello dear family and friends. This verse speaks so much to me. First, God does have a plan for us. Each day he reveals more of His plan. The more we get to know our creator, the more we know His will for our lives. Each of us need to abide in Him and he will make that life path known to us. It is difficult at times, but God didn't say it would be easy. In fact it is hard. We are all doing well by abiding in Him. Grief is not an easy thing, especially when we loose a special loved one like Susan. I am still grieving and mourning. He fills us with joy when we abide in Him. Joy defies circumstances and happens in spite of difficult situations. Susan said that happiness is a feeling where Joy is an attitude. We choose Joy! Happiness can be situational and that can vary. But His joy will permeate every part of our life when we allow it through the Holy Spirit. And the eternal pleasures are God's gift to us when we put our trust in His son Jesus. That is, eternal life with Him in heaven.

We celebrated Jason's 19th birthday last weekend. I took Jason out to breakfast (which has been a tradition for all the kids since way back when). Then I helped Jason out with troubleshooting some things on his car. Some male bonding in the garage. It was great time. Then we had a party later on for Jason. Here is a picture of us all. Next to Jason is Jenna. They have been going out for about nine months now. She is a very special girl. We have known her family for years now.