Wednesday, July 31st
Another beautiful morning! Today is Paul's birthday. :-) tonight we are meeting my sister, Brenda and her husband, Curt to go out to eat.
Yesterday, we took Asa, Paul's youngest, out for lunch for his birthday :-) He is the same age as my oldest son, Erik. They both are 32 years old...
Yesterday afternoon we cleaned up the duplex in Plainview and handed the keys over to the landlord. We rented the apartment to move Grandma Gloria closer, to make it easier for us to care for her. After a few years we moved both grandma Faye and grandma Gloria over to a memory care facility in Faribault. Kris and my nephew, Chad, have been living at the duplex since her move. When we were done cleaning, I thought about how fast our lives are moving and how quickly things can change. :-). A lesson we all have to accept.
I continue to sort and clean at home. I'm hoping to get everything done by Thursday, the things I already have here anyway.The sorting and cleaning is a huge task. :-) I thought I had all of the things cleaned out from the Owatonna duplex but I continue to find more to sort through. I will finish the sorting around our house first before adding more of grandmas into the mix. :-)
I've been having some chronic back issues and swelling still.Sometimes just standing will cause my back to hurt. I've been taking alot of breaks as I work but I suppose I am probably pushing myself more than I should be. I have open sores on my right hand I'll have to watch also.
The Prednisone and the other medication is keeping everything somewhat under control...I'm so thankful for that...
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Today's Bible Study
Living by Grace
Read | Romans 5:1-11
Grace is God’s goodness and kindness to those who do not deserve it and cannot earn it. Its benefits are available to everyone.
Each day God causes hearts to beat, bodies to heal, and love to be given and received, regardless of peoples’ opinions of Him. He offers forgiveness to the rebellious, freedom to sinners, and personal fellowship with Himself. All who trust Christ as Savior have access to the throne of grace, where the Savior serves as high priest, interceding for His own (Heb. 4:16; 7:25). We know we can approach God confidently because there is no condemnation for those who belong to Him (Rom. 8:1). What amazing grace!
It wasn’t always so. Israel—God’s chosen people—lived under the Law, not grace. Because they, like us, were a disobedient people, God in His mercy established the sacrificial system to temporarily provide a symbolic way for them to be forgiven of wrongdoing.
Jesus, however, gives us permanent forgiveness because His death was a one-time payment-in-full for all sins ever committed—even future ones (7:27). No mere human could obey every aspect of all 613 divine commandments handed down through Moses. But Christ fulfilled the Law for us, and grace makes it count on our behalf. Our Savior sacrificed His life for us, and as a result, we can approach God’s throne directly.
God’s grace is over us like a canopy and around us like a protective wall. Let the truth of it permeate your heart and mind, so you can become an expression of His love, kindness, and goodness to others.
Another great day!
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