Passion That will Burn Like Fire

2020 Vision: Happy New Year Wedding Ahead!!

"The new year on which we are about to enter is unopened, and we know not what shall befall us; but if we follow Christ we need have no fear. So let us leave the old year with gratitude to God for its mercies, and with penitence for its failures and sins; and let us enter the new year with earnest resolve in Christ's name to make it the holiest and most beautiful year we have ever lived." ~ J.R. Miller

On another JOYOUS noteworthy occasion:  
Our second son proposed to his/our beloved Grace, and she said, "YES!"  
We're 48 days into the new year, and we now know their wedding date is August 08th, and their wedding plans are making headway!  
We're excited and thankful for their love, our love for Grace, and a lot we anticipate in the days, weeks, and months to come as we look forward to their wedding, the addition of another dear daughter-in-love to our family, and ALL that their union adds to our family.  
God has been soo very gracious!  
Thank you, LORD!  
Welcome to our family, Grace!   Cannot wait to add another Gray girl to our hearts!
Love you!    

Our JOY Filled Blessing

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.  Proverbs 17:6, ESV

I am long overdue to post and share a most gracious blessing and gift from God's hand to our family!  We welcomed our first grandchild back in November.  Our hearts have been filled with magnified gratitude for the blessing of her timely and safe arrival.  Her mommy birthed her without any complications, and we could not be more thankful.  Our son could not be a more thankful and proud daddy.  It thrills our hearts to see him soo happy and eager to serve his wife and baby.  We are soo immensely thankful he loves them soo well in the many ways he helps to care for both his bride and baby, as well as maintain their home.  What a special call, and privileged place of service, as unto the LORD we are all called to love and serve one another.  Being a Daddy is his heritage and reward from the LORD.  

I could not be more proud of our son nor more thankful that the LORD has fulfilled his long awaited desire to become a daddy.  Thank you, LORD, for granting his soul's desire.  

Our darling granddaughter is doing well, and her Mommy and Daddy also.  There were some set backs in the beginning, but those have been overcome, for the most part, and now the growing just needs to happen. We're excited.  Hopefully when flu season subsides, we'll be able to spend more time together.  The LORD only knows how much we adore this little gift, and treasured  blessing in our lives.  

We're thankful for the LORD's timely gift of a baby that we were most wonderfully surprised to receive from His heart!  

Thank you, Father!