One thing I love about spring in our home in Georgia is the ever unfolding reminder of the march of time. All through the summer the blooming bushes and flowers will rotate with a beauty to remind me of how much greater His Glory will be in heaven. If you can find a loveliness like this here in a fallen world; imagine what beauty will await where perfection, justice and holiness prevails everywhere.
Happy Sunday! Enjoy some time with God today!
-ehw
It is the time of year for getting ready to do our lent traditions to clear our hearts and souls for the coming of our savoir Jesus Christ. This is great! Being the 100th anniversary of Fatima also lends some urgency down the hearts of many faithful, as one of the primary calls Mary made was to repent and do penance for our sins and those of the whole world.
In a series of happy God driven coincidences, I opened a book my dear wife provided me for the first time (I just finished two others...she wants me to get spiritually smarter) The SPIRITUAL COMBAT and A TREATISE ON PEACE OF SOUL by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli. This book is a guidebook for many a religious soul, and a few saints like St. Francis de Sales. In just a few pages it roped me in, and started answering a few questions I've had.
Recently several experiences begged me to look for answers to the the proper understanding of a rule based and spirit based path to heaven. As a law and order type guy my whole life, simply following the rules is a very simple path for my little brain to follow. Do X and receive Y. The problem us law and order people have is this still leaves us short, because to obtain heaven we need nothing less than perfection in our souls as well as our actions!
Rule based paths to heaven are also dangerous to many of us. When we observe and judge people poorly because they are not as "observant," or will not practice the same extreme forms of asceticism we personally choose to do. When we do this, we easily fall into sin because we are comparing and showing off our "holiness." We become modern day Pharisees.
Instead we must carefully chose the form of self denials and rigor of our prayer life to draw us closer to the mysteries of Christ. This type of introspection, combined with strengthening spiritual exercises makes us primed like an soldier for the great battle working in unison with God's commands . We need all the strength possible for our daily battles with the prince of evil who seeks to turn us from the path of God to his by hook or crook.
Our example in all of this can be our dear mother Mary. In the Bible she says but a few words, but attends every major event with our Lord. She faces every temptation and torture a mother can endure, but never gives in to sin Mary also was compliant with the old Law she was born under, and the example of the new law of her son. She silently witnesses and participates in the unfolding of salvation, but never brings the focus to herself. Everything she does assists the Lord as he completes his mission for the world and all people in every age. Her Immaculate Heart always complements, and never overshadows the Sacred Heart of her son and our Lord.
As we go forward into Lent, Mary's Immaculate Heart example should guide us towards heaven. Accept the hardships of the fallen world, but never waver from following the law of God. We also will remember to seek greater understanding of God in all things we observe and do, and to bring God's graces to all those we meet.
-ehw
Over the last few years I found myself learning more and more of my faith...yet with each lesson I realized my understanding of faith is barely out of its infancy. I can grasp a concept, but to know the precise details will escape me for many years to come. I am not worried though, it just means each day I can explore a little more. I also take heed of St Thomas Aquinas vision...what we understand and can percieve here can do no justice to what the reality of what the Divine Law really is.
So if we can only see a glimpse of heaven in anything we think or create, I think religious art should reflect that. Eastern Rite Catholic churches have incredible icons which follow this very basic premise. What we see is not to be hyper realistic, but rather a starting point to enter the mystery presented. From this entry point in meditation, you can explore the rest of the story and its application in your life and its journey towards heaven.
Take this photo for example. A hyper realistic photo here would draw no interest. It was washed out, a simple statue in front of a church. There was however much more to its story if you cared to look for it. In the editing I found the amazing light and shadow contrast. I vignetted the photo to draw the eyes into my message, I knew the subject matter was an angel or a messenger of God and it just fit. I removed some color to make it timeless, since angels are timeless creatures. The contrast of the man made wall and green plants made me think of the leading Rosary mystery of that Friday...Mary why do you look here in a tomb for the living?
The scene before me became the pathway to a deeper meditation on something far bigger than I will ever be able to comprehend on earth through the creation of and review of Catholic religious art. One added bonus in all of this was I needed to quiet my mind to the world's distractions to see this. In the silence, is where God can speak to our souls, and where we need to spend some of our time each day. So I got my silence, my thought and my created art.
This is what making and viewing Catholic religious art should do for you...at least from my little spot on this earth.
-ehw
The path to Anna Ruby Falls
As three of us (Carrie, John Paul and I) walked up the trail to Anna Ruby Falls I could not help but think of my son Kevin. Almost every time we are out in the woods he says,"God made nature, and I like it." Kevin, at the tender age of nine, recognizes God imprinted his law on us through natural law. He "gets it" better than most of us much older folks. I just wish the politicians would go back and read the Declaration of Independence, and learn the founders state all laws must conform to natural law (or nature's God) to be just.
Many people today, afraid to be labeled religious or tied to a group, call themselves "spiritual." They find their way on their own through the forrest of life. If they are attentive to natural law, and heed it, they have great potential to make good choices in their moral lives. The problem with just finding your "own way" though the forrest, is your experiences are very narrow. So the chance for misinterpreting a sign is higher than if you had advice on reading the signs as you approach a rattlesnake habitat. If you stumble and the snake strikes, no one will be there to hear your cry. There is also nothing supernatural to sustain your body and soul in this earthly journey if you go it alone.
In this photo I purposefully left the trail in the shot. I did this because as I thought of Kevin's statement, I was also thinking of the peace which comes from growing ever more into a Catholic life. The trail stood out in my viewfinder. With each glance I found a reminder of how God also gave us so much more than natural law. He gave us a path of safety through the dangerous forrest of life, and a means to walk it. All we need to do is use the path and his grace to avoid the greatest dangers of the forrest.
I revel in the knowledge I do not have to be Solomon, Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Avila or John Paul II to survive in the forrest. I just have to turn to the collective wisdom imparted over almost 6,000 years through revelation and illumination of God's laws to my church and the world! Being the thinker I am, I fall more in love with the Catholic magisterium as each new lesson clicks into place like custom made Lego blocks in a slick design. I know this magisterium is stronger than the efforts of fallible men who may try to twist it to their own political designs.
Not only do we Catholics have the lessons, but we can receive supernatural graces pouring forth from sacraments. God cleanses in baptism, restores with mercy in confession, nourishes at communion, sanctifies matrimony and holy orders, and comforts in anointing of the sick. So not only do I get a path to follow, but a complete pit crew as well for my life journey using supernatural grace. This allows God to be with me in every place, in my body, and in my most important earthly relationships.
So God's path through the forrest is the one I chose. I pray after reflection, you may chose to investigate the strongest and safest path through the woods to heaven.
Today our little Catholic Hybrid School will graduate our senior class. Through family friendships and school events, I watched two of them grow into peaceful and God Fearing young adults. These two also became my very first senior photo clients!
Neil is a quiet young man of deep thought (like some of my best high school friends). He will go out west to college, and will begin the study of media production from a Catholic perspective at John Paul the Great Catholic University. This is a great fit for him.
In our school I observed how he is a quiet, humble leader of the younger students. Many boys looked to him, literally looked directly at him, before doing almost anything to observe the example he would set. His example became their course of action. He respectfully fulfilled his duties to the school and family very well. His quiet leadership leaves a void for the school population, which will be noticeable until another boy fills his vacated role.
Mikayla is a lovely young woman, of sincere virtue. She lets God's grace work through her life to help others. She will enter studies at Aquinas College in Nashville this fall. She will be more than a normal student though, as she continues her discernment of vocation with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, a teaching order of nuns.
Again a great fit for this woman's character. In our school, and with her family, she is a guidon for a prayerful life. You can see it when she enters a room. Small children hold her hand, and admire her. Her baby sister simply adores her. She also walks with a grace beyond her years. When she enters chapel with her matillia, she peacefully focuses herself and those around her on the mass and prayer. She is no wallflower though. She demands unimproved family campsites, and can rough it with the best of them.
I hope I captured a bit of the reflected glory of God these two bring to the world. I enjoyed watching as my children gravitated to them at school and band over the last two years. I knew their example would be good ones, and not misguide my children on their own path to adulthood. I continue to learn a great deal from their parents as well, since they are good examples of parenting in a stormy world.
Mikayla and Neil: May God's grace continue to fall on you, and your souls never let your eyes wonder off the prize of heaven. You've started the race for the prize well, and may the finish be even more virtuous in God's eyes as you change the world for His Glory. Amen!
-ehw
Loving our Desert Rose
The epitome of virtuous love is selfless giving of one's whole self. I cannot imagine any greater gift than selfless gifting love with a cross of pain on your back. Christ did this for all of us to open the gates of heaven. I am proud to say I know quite a few women (three very close to me) who fight through their own crosses and chronic pain and illness to be living pillars of virtuous love as mothers.
Building a home in Indiana
I've watched many go home exhausted from work with nerve pain causing a raging fire across the body with no know cure, asthma induced weariness, digestive problems, hormone imbalances, diabetes, excruciating pregnancy illnesses, and emotional turmoil when children reject good moral choices of living. When I ask why they do it, the same women tell me, "If I do not push through this pain my children do not get the home life they need in the world to be ready for it when I am gone." It is a common theme in each of these women. This mission is indeed grafted on their souls for life.
Wearing a new airport shirt since Kevin shared his breakfast.
I can imagine the temptation these women face when they see other moms bounce through life with the greatest of health and outgoing personalities. Those people get held up as the great ones in our world. To know these chronic sufferers will never be able take an "easy" walk with their children, awake without chronic pain, and will be looked down on by many because they supposedly just don't have the "mental fortitude" to be "more" than they are. These situations must produce feelings of envy, hopelessness and induce despair. Yet these chronic suffers, who hold a deep sense of faith in God, turn these vice filled thoughts around and defeat those harmful thoughts time and time again.
Making joy for Kellie Marie
These women are my inspiration. They create homes with hearts of joy, and communities of charity through their hidden pains. They take up the Cross of Christ, whether they acknowledge it or not, everyday. They suffer the pain of pierced hearts like Mary in silence, and turn the pain into graceful living. These two examples turn other hearts towards God by creating homes and families which match their hearts of sacrifice.
Holding the miracle baby John Paul
For these women I pray for God's mercy to shower on them forever. Today I hope you too join me in this noble cause.
Today our youngest, John Paul, got serious about crawling. A few little steps and lunges at a time, but it is the beginning of his journey towards independence. The troubles and joys this will bring will arise in the minds of each and every parent who survived it at least once.
One of the interesting things about our John Paul, compared to his four siblings, is his very delayed desire to crawl. The fact is the boy loves his standing bouncy toy. He bounces in that thing for hours each day. He also realizes if you walk, your hands can play with toys when you go places. So the reality is, crawling is not a very efficient or fun use of time. So after some coaching, the boy finally realized all the pieces for walking are not in place yet...so crawling is not such a step down.
Today I decided to join the nine day consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary being directed by Father Heilman of the website The Roman Catholic Man (Nine Day Consecration) using the writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe. I'm already glad I did the reading and lesson...because like John Paul I found myself wanting to walk faster in faith, but I found myself without all the necessary tools.
The one lesson I gained the most from today is the need for mercy in the grand plan for creation. I recently came to understand grace as the extension of kindness to the unworthy, and mercy as the withholding of a justified punishment. This made sense, but how does that relate to our salvation.
St. Maximillian Kolbe explains the role of mercy in salvation history in the form of a math problem we all once faced in middle school. Remember the problem where the teacher says:"To win this game you must obtain 100 apples. I will start you with 33. How long will it take you to obtain 100 apples if I give you 1/3 of difference you are missing each day?" At first you say two days! 1/3 each day! Then reality sets in.
You realize each day you would get only 1/3 of the way to the objective each day no matter how hard you try. Even when you are down to one apple, the teacher will only give you a third of the remaining apple needed to reach victory. Therefore you will NEVER reach 100 apples because I will keep giving you smaller and smaller slices for ever!
Having the sun shine on us as we collect those apple parts would be a whole lot of grace. But to reach 100 apples you need a game changer. That game changer would be mercy from someone who will bridge the gap by giving you some of his apples, I will not provide, to reach 100.
This is the mercy we need from God everyday. We are imperfect creatures, and no matter how hard we try will always be imperfect. God took care of this imperfection problem by providing a game changing assist. God the creator of our souls, worked through the Holy Spirit to place Jesus in our physical world as the son of Mary.
God became one of us, spoke to us, broke open the gates of hell, and offered each of us a spot in his family through his offer of adoption. These acts provide us the missing "apples" to put 100 in in our basket if we but stay on track to be in his family. This offer of mercy still must be earned, but it sits on the table for all to take advantage of if we are smart enough to grasp it.
Quite a lesson, and there was so much more...what a wonderful journey to start crawling on.
-ehw
Kalen holds the Cross during the Blue Knight led Stations of the Cross
On Good Friday I put together a quest for our Blue Knights group. We visited three churches from noon to two and found short lessons at each church related to the passion of our Lord. We completed our Quest with a boy led Stations of the Cross in our home chapel of St Micheal the Archangel at Regina Caeli Academy. You can view a complete report on our Blue Knight website.
The regular group of seven had six potential recruits and our teen mentor join us for a day. During our travels we also met with three other families and five more children. All total it was a joy to see nine families and nineteen children participate during the day. It was also wonderful to hear the boys sing, respond to complicated questions, and enjoy being with their fathers. Our mother daughter team was precious as well, teaching us a lesson from the women of Jerusalem.
The funniest moments were at St Benedict at both the beginning and end of Stations. When the thirteen boys marched in with capes and uniform colored shirts followed by Dads, people stopped and wondered who we were. You could actually hear the whispers and see the heads turn. I must admit it was a quiet but very visual spectacle. At the end of stations I could see the pastor observing the long row of boys...I know he did not know who we were and was wondering where we came from. I think I'll drop him a note and thank him.
It was awesome to have fathers on board taking time with their sons to learn lessons, and mothers who spend great amounts of time building classically formed children inside their homes. I could see how each family was not using a cookie cutter approach to evangelization. It was easy to see families identifying what each child in their family needed, and searching out different methods of teaching each child. It was inspiring, and motivated me to continue doing the same with my sons.
The most reflective moment was after the boys completed their stations. Two boys quickly noted as we reflected on the death of Christ, the clock struck three. The timing was not choreographed, but perfectly summed up our day traveling with Christ to and through the cross.
Thank you Jesus for letting us participate with your in your passion on this Good Friday.
-ehw
When you see the photo of an adorable, 100% cute child you think of the wonders the child brings to the world. When he is your child, and you meet him at 1AM for a quick diaper change and handoff to Mom a few other thoughts run through your tired mind about the same child.
Nothing good in life comes free. Nothing great comes without great cost and sacrifice. This is not only true of life, but of the path we need to take to heaven.
Jesus lived a hard life, and so did his disciples. He even had friends he loved suffer and die! He was our king, and died a painful death on a cross he carried on his shoulders after a brutal set of beatings. Yet despite these facts, I think most people imagine Christ in his gloriously transformed body by default. A transfigured body he only obtained by passing through the painful death on a tree.
So the next time you see 100% cuteness, don't forget the work it takes to get there. Also know the moment of glory is worth every sacrifice it took to make a glimpse of heaven on earth.
-ehw
July 29, 2015: The miracle moment photo
This year was one of great sacrifice as we worked to bring John Paul into the world. Sacrifice came in many forms. Carrie labored daily fighting nausea which would bring me to tears, the children contributed to running the house more than ever, people took time to pray for us around the country, friends and family also dropped all to come and help in moments of need. The work continues today as my wife recovers and the family adjusts. We could not be more grateful for the sacrifice of others and health of John Paul.
John Paul continues to be our miracle of a baby. He smiles and brings out the best in all of us. He truly is a gift from heaven teaching us to live out agape love without restraint. As a reward our hearts filled with more love from heaven than we could have ever imagined in our materialistic world.
We'll pray your year wraps up well, and the next one brings you the spiritual direction needed to walk towards Christ with more strength than ever before.
-ehw
Each fall I get very reflective on my mortality. I see my passing life like the leaves. I hope and pray my colors will be strong and bold for the Lord when my time comes to pass to the next phase of life.
God does things mysteriously to us mere mortals. This week I witnessed a testimony of faith from men and women of amazing power as we lifted up others in prayer. I felt the sting of arrows of despair when evil crossed my path. I heard the wisdom of the Lord written down over a period of three thousand years from his disciples across the ages, and found hope to deflect the disparaging arrows in the Divine Office. I also received a gift to help my discernment on future missions to advance the Lord's intentions with the gifts he entrusted to me.
The week still has time to go, but it is giving me much to ponder and wonder about in the awe of his Grace. God is good all the time. I hope my ability to see his works, and those of evil trying to tear us apart, will help my colors shine brightly for him all my days here and the hereafter.
-ehw
A few people asked me why the blog posts slowed down. So I thought I would address that this morning since I've blogged more than ever the last few months! I support two important activities for my children (outside of paying the bills and homeschooling): Blue Knights and First Lego League.
Blue Knights is a boys evangelization effort I run with some willing and faith filled Dads. I am the head coordinator this year for both our year groups, and my friend Les (John Paul's Godfather) runs the first years. I am very happy to report three other friends are very excited and participating as well...one runs the before meeting games and the two new dads are digging into the program very quickly. This effort is time consuming though. We have one template meeting a month, and the second I have to brainstorm inside the program objectives. Between the meetings my sons and I work on the evangelization questions, daily prayer, and a few craft projects. The work is worth it when you see all the boys light up hearing about the great lives of our saints and teaching of our church.
The second major activity is the Darebot First Lego League team. Les runs this group, and I am one of two dedicated assistant coaches. During the fall and winter we can meet two to three times a week for several hours to prepare for the competition. I am helping build out the project and team building aspects of the competition. Thankfully Les is a great coach for the kids, and I just have to keep up.
For both activities I run separate Wordpress blogs. You can view them and see all the fun events and activities yourself. It is where life is on display, and some pretty fun street & documentary photography! Here are the sights! Darebots and St Michael's Blue Knights
So the next time you wonder where are the pretty pictures trees, flowers, Americana, and grace you've come to expect regularly...just know they go on in two different venues. I'll keep pushing on here the best I can as well!
Baby's World Grows
Read MoreJoy in the yard!
Read MoreJust a moment of fun as my son reaches for the sky. I never knew one could get so high on a swing...but he pulled it off! It reminded me of what we can do when we don't let fear overcome our lives, and let our faith in Christ guide us on the right path to achieve the aims of God above. it may be close to the meaning Christ wanted us to remember when he said we needed "Faith like a Child."
-ehw
Two Lovely Girls
First day of Fall Break with a broken refrigerator! Mom is out with the boys for a medical appointment, so Daddy gets his girls all to himself! So Daddy takes the girls out to the place he can afford, and he knows Kellie will eat the Chicken Nuggets! What else can you do afterwards than get the girls a present! Yes I splurged again and got them each a prayer card for our school room collection!
Sometimes the snapshot is what you need to take home as a good memory, and today my snapshot caught smiles on two roomates happy and lovely with their Dad. Fourteen and three...and the two who have their Daddy wrapped around their finger. It won't win any awards, but it is the moment that clicked.
-ehw
The Doctor was in last Saturday night. She did house calls for everybody! Luckily she confirmed we are all in pretty good shape headed into our Fall Break from school. We are almost homebound since we still have three days of dance, two Robotics classes, doctor's appointments, a dead refrigerator, and music! Regardless of our staycation status, we should have time for plenty of moments like this one where we enjoy a few moments of family time...can get the house set for fall both inside and out!
-ehw
Today's I want to challenge each of us to look at the house of cards we live in. Are the cards built from God's playing deck or of man's? This rather simple examination of our personal lives can save our souls.
If I was to look at the United States right now, I would say our house definitely plays with man's deck of cards. Here are three examples. The continued promotion of abortion by elites means we pay to kill people at the rate of over one million a year! With a birthrate in the US of native born below replacement levels, you can effectively say we are committing genocide to ourselves. The continued promotion of Keynesian economics says we play God with money, making something out of nothing. The debts racked up, and increased economic burden they place on the economy also mean we are placing a noose around our future capabilities. Finally the rewriting of history to remove the need of God to keep order in society removes a key component to our national system of laws. Our legal basis for existence in the Declaration of Independence states we must act under Natural law or Nature's God for final authority in what we do. Yes this is a Christian concept, when discarded allows us to convolute any decision to meet our personal tastes. This allows materialism to sweep the nation, selfish leaders, and promotes issues one and two.
I am just a fallen man, but I would say the house of cards photographed above provides abetter example of living life well. St Joseph, the chaste spouse who cared for Mary and Jesus through years of exile and threat of death by the King of Judea silently following the will of God. St Peter, the man who's Holy Spirit powered faith sustained him through trial, torment, and the creation of a church enroute to his own cross of crucifixion. St Sebastian, who guarded the Emperor until he received the choice to burn incense to a false God. St Francis of Assisi who gave us a great example of working towards peace, and always knew God creates things from nothing not man. St Augustine who's writings illuminated the scripture, and demonstrated why he needed to turn from sin filled life to become one with God's will. Finally St Boniface, who demonstrated to Druids their trees served the one God's will when he cut their biggest down to make a church from the lumber.
We have a choice of cards to build our lives. If we want the life eternal, it is best to pick the cards God designed, and the examples of those who followed God to eternal life in heaven as role models. Following the example of Margret Sanger, Keyes or Stalin, Mao, Hitler and current history rewriters only leads to a life which ends with death and self chosen life of separation from the eternal paradise.
-ehw
Fathers have many responsibilities towards their children. The foremost is to call them to adulthood. By adulthood I will further clarify by defining this as the ability of a person to take responsibility for their actions, care for themselves, and to assume the role as a mentor to others. Fathers undertake this task in many ways, since fathers and their children are each unique in personality and temperament. Looking at the headlines today, one can see the effects of a world where fatherhood was neglected or neutered by over feminization for a generation.
The first and foremost venue to raise a child into adulthood is the home. In the home a father can, and should demonstrate the agape and friendship needed to make a marriage thrive through the many challenges life throws our way. When a child sees the toil we go through, and many forms of love needed to keep this vital relationship alive, they will be better prepared to be a spouse themselves. Logically, this also provides proper formation for our religious as well to serve the families placed in their care.
Other outside venues should serve to enhance those homebound lessons. You can use sports, camping, youth groups, lego clubs or an organization like Blue Knights clubs to reinforce those internal values. The key to successful use of these other venues will be how you as a Father keep Christ in the center, and make a child move towards the three goals of adulthood mentioned above.
I believe a key ingredient to raising a child in the Western tradition is the inclusion of chivalry in all we fathers do, and expect of our children. Chivalry is in no way an outdated concept for men or women. It actually puts in place a set of guidelines to create peaceful order amongst people, without a need for governmental intervention in all human relationships.
Chivalry sets us all under the kingship of God. Christians know all our works here on earth will receive judgement at the end of our lives, and determine our eternal home. This provides vital aspect of accountability lacking in modernism. It also conforms with the teachings of the Catholic faith we seek to instill into our children's lives.
Once we assume we are under the kingship of God, everything else starts falling in place. We respect our elders and mentors. We assume responsibility for our personal care, and seek not to burden others with our poor or slothful decisions. We serve at the feet of those who teach us, and serve those placed in our care when posted to leadership positions. We respect our bodies, and keep them pure to fulfill our adult vocation. We respect the opposite sex, and marvel in the ways our complementary natures build the kingdom of God on earth better than one alone.
As fathers we seek to move our children towards these principles of life. Chivalrous fathers do not make excuses, or blame others for our personal or children's failures to reach ideal behavior. Instead of complaining, we work towards righting the wrong or finding the cause of a problem. Chivalrous fathers also do not run from their duties, they embrace them. We use the marvelous gifts of the Holy Mother Church to obtain spiritual forgiveness, guidance, and the strengthening fortification of Eucharist. When we see a need of a youngster who is without a chivalric example in life, we provide it.
Fathers have a Knightly call. Fathers and men who respond to this call can do a great deal to help put Godly order back into the world. In this author's opinion, it might be a great way to help the world our one Knight at a time.
I will simply say last night was glorious.
A day full with early diaper changes, management of an energetic three year old, four hours with 10-13 year olds working on Lego Robotics, too much work not done around the house, and a still recovering Momma ended in an evening of riches and thanksgiving to God.
Why? Because after years of fighting the thought I am finally putting nails, locks and fittings on the lid of the modernism heresy in my life. I still like fast cars, the best house, fast computers, new cameras and fancy dresses for my girls. I just know the true rewards in a fleeting life meant to work our way to heaven are the moments where God's love shines through us. I'll work hard to get the tools needed to survive, but not to the detriment of the mission of unity with God.
So when John Paul fell asleep on my shoulder before dinner, just brining him to the table nestled there with the rest of the family was a joyful moment of God's plan for heaven peeping through. I could almost imagine the four babies we lost with us at the table as well...the whole family was there in a moment of peace. It is almost a moment one would hope could be eternal.
I am finally following Jesus guidance by accepting in my heart, my true kingdom is not of this world. This world is a passing moment in our eternal lives. The eternal is the reward. What a wonderful table that will be.
-ehw
