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I Want to Walk with God
OK, so you know I’ve started dilligently studying the bible because I believe God told me that all our answers to our many questions about life, work, relationships, love, family, etc. can be found in the word. I decided to begin in the beginning, Genesis, and read one chapter from it, one chapter from Psalms, one chapter from Proverbs, and one chapter from the New Testament at each reading. With my busy schedule, I’m releiving some of the pressure of reading everyday by reading mostly on my days off so I can focus better on what I’m reading and not rush through it.
Have you ever read through the bible starting at page one and going forward? Chapter five in Genesis writes about the ‘begats’; who begat whom. Today, when I looked at the first paragraph and saw that I would be reading a chapter about begats, I felt as if I would simply skim through this chapter because I was certain that I was going to be bored by it. But, doing my duty as I promised God, I began reading the bagats and actually paying attention to what I was reading.
Adam lived one hundread and thirty years, gave birth to a son, lived eight hundred and so many years, and died. This was the exact same story for each generation; born, live, give birth to a son, live for many years and having more children and then dying. But wait! Along comes Enoch, Noah’s great-grandfather, and his life began as all the others. Instead of living, though, he walked with God, gave birth to a son, lived a couple hundred more years, and then WAS not. He didn’t just live, he spent his life here on earth walking with God, and then God took him up. He didn’t die.
What does that all mean? How do we walk with God on this earth instead of just living?
I want to walk with God. I want my life to be pleasing to Him. I want to see through His eyes, love with His heart, hear with His ears, forgive with His kindness and walk in His light. I want His loving arms to wrap around me as He carries me through my days.
I suppose to walk with God means to love others as He loves us, forgive as He forgives, and live not by our own understanding but trust in Him.
Today’s prayer is to be blessed enough to walk with God!
And God bless you!
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Mail a Hug—Our Story
About Mail a Hug
In May of 2004 my dad, Clifton Higbe, had a debilitating stroke that left him paralyzed and incapacitated for a couple of years. After his lengthy stay in the hospital he was moved to a nursing home so he could be cared for day and night.
His wife, Anne, visited him daily and I flew down to California from Oregon twice a month to visit him. The other residents were not so lucky. As most residents of nursing homes they had few, if any, visitors. Not only did my dad have visitors, but he received a daily greeting card in the mail from his mother-in-law, Myrtle Jensen. Each and every morning Mrytle would sit at her desk and pen a note to my father to let him know that someone was thinking about him and wishing him well. Even during the most difficult time of her life, when her husband passed, she still sat and wrote to my dad every single day.
He looked forward to the daily mail delivery with hope and anticipation. That was the hi-lite of his day (with the exception of Anne and his childrens’ visits, of course! Right dad ? ). But it warmed my heart to know that Myrtle was so steadfast in her commitment to my dad’s well-being, knowing that someone was thinking about him.
That’s where the idea of Mail a Hug began.
There are so many people in nursing homes, foster homes, military, colleges, and out of town that don’t really know when someone is thinking about them.
We all want our loved ones to know that we care and that we’re thinking about them, but we get too busy with our lives and then we forget to send a note.
The service is now available for you to send your thoughtful greetings to your loved ones without having to actually go to the store and buy a card, sit down and write it out, go to the post office and mail it. Let Mail a Hug do it for you.
Trust me, there is such gratification in knowing that you are making someone happy.
For it truly is in giving that we receive!
By the way, my dad has gone to rehabilitation over the years and has learned to transfer himself, walk short distances, and even climb the stairs to his condo. He’s had many health challenges, but his spirit is strong. He always told me he’d live to be one hundred! Only 23 years to go!
Praise be to God for watching over him!
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