What's Next?

Greetings to my friends,
I know that many of you have been praying for me about my decision for next year. For those who are not aware of my situation, this is my last year working at Clearwater Christian College. This is my fifth and final year serving mainly as a Resident Advisor. It definitely has been an adventure and a learning experience. So what are my future plans? That is the question that so many of you have been asking. Well, my planned exodus from Clearwater will be sometime around June 3rd. I will be serving at High Point Camp in Geigertown, Pennsylvania for my tenth consecutive summer in a row. As for the Fall, I am still not sure what I will be doing or where I will be serving. No, I am not stressed about not knowing the future; for I know who holds the future today and everyday. God truly is Faithful and I know that He will instruct me specifically in His time.
So for now, my heart and focus are on the Lord and my responsibilities for this summer. There are too many things to do between now and then besides sitting around and worrying about the future. Thank you so much for your continued prayers as I continue to seek patiently the Lord's direction. May the Lord bless and keep you all as you continue to follow and serve the Lord with all your heart. Take care and God bless. Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith.

TREASURE OF A MOTHER

Not all treasures come in the form of silver and gold,

Some come as people, their names are untold.

There is a special person that to me is a treasure,

Being her son has been and is a priceless pleasure.

An example of love she has been throughout my days,

I offer her my thanks, I offer her my praise.

She seeks to help others and meet their need,

A special woman she is a precious jewel indeed.

Patience and love are with her in her ways,

God's wisdom and blessing are with her all her days.

She has been a faithful wife as well as a mother,

To whom does she compare, there is no other.

Smothered by her love and always her prayers,

Whenever I talk to her I know she cares.

My motivation to achieve and do the things I should,

She encourages me to love others and do all that is good.

I see her not as unordinary or similar to the rest,

But an ordinary woman led by God that seeks to do her best.

There is so much more to cherish and always more to say,

As I reflect on my Mother today on Mother's Day.

The treasure of a Mother is a gift very dear,

It brings my thoughts to a pause and to my heart a joyful cheer.

Dear God I thank you for my Mother for she is a special one,

I count it a priceless treasure to always be called her son.

The Treasure Of Our Thanksgiving

We gather today as family, friends, acquaintances, strangers and countrymen. We have gathered today each in our own distinct way to celebrate that which has come by the way of priceless sacrifice. The reward for those who have given their lives before us is the trophy of freedom which we hold close to our hearts. May we not forget, nor neglect the memory of those whose blood once flowed in the valleys and fields of which now represent places of solitude and rest.
Today, let us put aside our differences that we may help those that are in need. May we help those that cannot help themselves. May we help those who cannot see, to see the gift today we embrace. Today there will be those that will unlock the chains to the doors of their heart that they may share the love which they have bound so long. There will be those who will harness their pride and hate because they have not experienced which we gladly proclaim today. May we lift the blinds of our eyes that we may see people for who they are and not for what we perceive them to be. We must lift the shades of our hearts that the love we show have not respector of persons. We must open our minds so we may clearly reflect on the countless steps that have led us to the peak of the ladder of our independence.
Committment, faith, honesty, courage, wisdom, fervency, sacrifice, and iniative are but a few of the characteristics that have flowed from the veins of our past leaders. They were not unordinary, but ordinary people that strove for that which burned in their hearts. It was a burning that was passed from heart to heart until it was quenched by the river of independence that we experience today. Sadly, though we celebrate and give thanks for our country and our freedom; our homes, cities, states, country, and our hearts are still bound by our wicked sinful desires.
There are many today that are standing thankful as free Americans and as Christians, no longer bound by sin. To whom do they owe their thanks? His name is Jesus. His death broke sins's shackles and His resurrection quenched death's sting. Christ loved us so much that He died for us so we may have freedom from sin. No, like others who have died, He was not an ordinary man. He was and is the Son of Man. He is the Son of God!