8.15 am…………

So, there’s a vast fog bank casting a large shadow over our property…but the sun shines brightly over Pleasure Point…one of the most popular surfing spots in northern California… It’s one of those picturesque mornings on the Monterey Bay…

Irene’s unyielding ambition is leading her to work in the front yard, donning a heavy sweatshirt, sweat pants and gloves in the 44 degree cool weather.  She said that the air smells cool and the dirt smells fresh……so, what’s she doing…?

WEEDING and RAKING under the live oak trees…!  She says it’s soooo much fun…

Oooooooooohhhhhhhh weeeeeeelllllllll………… 

We spoke with Martha and Bill Silva… Martha is fatigued but doing well and recovering at home…very grateful that she was able to make it through her recent open heart surgery…!!!  For this development, we’re very grateful.

Thanks for checking in…!
Dave

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A beautiful evening on the bay ….

We barbecued this evening and savored the balmy weather from the deck ….

Thanks for caring,

Dave

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A meditation…

I’ve been thinking, meditating, musing, deliberating, contemplating, dwelling, weighing, considering, pondering, reflecting, and ruminating…on the state of our current affairs on a world-wide basis….

Never before in my 51+ years have I been so acutely aware of the bankruptcy and depravity of mankind.

•  Sin’s unyielding grip
•  Many living lives of quiet desperation
•  Man’s inability to solve the many colossal challenges we face
•  Hate crimes going rampant
•  Human trafficking
•  Pain and suffering
•  The randomness and acceptance of mediocrity
•  The growing sense of entitlement
•  The obvious lack and void of true leadership
•  Injury
•  Illness
•  Accidents
•  Sickness
•  Disease

The enemy is doing a pretty good job, isn’t he….?

The world lacks direction and is in abundant disarray.  I liken it to every religion and ideology being put into a blender and hitting the puree button. There’s utter confusion surrounding the enormous issues of our day…

Now, before you think that I am judging others…never before, as I look in the mirror, have I been so acutely aware of…my own depravity.

When I look deeply into my own heart…what do I see…?  I see the very issues that I observe in others…and my own deep sense of need and desperation…

I find myself longing for Jesus to return…. I have had enough of a sinful and depraved generation…of which I, in my sinfulness, am a willing accomplice…

I am so ready for a New Heaven and a New Earth.

We are in desperate need of God’s grace, intervention and mercy.

Psalm 121

1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

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