Earl Turned North and Psalm 19; Our Vacation

Thank you so much for your prayers for us as we traveled from Santiago, DR to Richmond VA and then Dallas. Earl gave us no problems and we arrived at Reagan Washington National Wednesday afternoon Sept 1. We had more trouble with I-95's traffic in Fredericksburg VA than Earl--the backup at Route 1 Massaponax exit was two miles in the right-hand lane. I winced at the commute. I helped dad take off a few things from the oil truck he wrecked last year. Helping him was pure joy especially since he could have been easily killed in his accident.

We flew to Dallas Sept 4 and took Judy's mom to Colorado. We visited Denver and the Rocky Mountain National Park outside of Estes Park. Trail Ridge Road gave beautiful mountain vistas. The road runs 12,000 feet above sea level and above the tree line. Due to the cold wind, we even saw snowfall Sept 10.

As I write, I'm reading Psalms 19.1-6, "The heavens declare the glory of God!" AMEN!! They do just that in the Rockies!

We flew back to Richmond Sept 18 and then took my parents to western North Carolina. My mom's family comes from Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain, NC--my grandmother told me that my great-grandfather was born on GF mt. In my case, GF mt is well-named. Continuing Psalms 19.1-6, God gave us a group of butterflies that had landed just below the Blue Ridge Viaduct Bridge at GF Mt, along the path under the bridge. Judy got good pictures of them.

We visited the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte NC the next day. The Spirit of God is at work there as I came away touched by a man who in giving his life totally to Jesus Christ has touched millions with his message and humility.

Many years ago he struggled with the Bible's claim of inspiration (meaning that God spoke it) and inerrancy. He made a faith-based decision that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God. Remembering that, Psalm 19.7-14 states, "The law of the LORD is perfect."

Now that we are back in the DR, how can I apply what I've seen and heard? First, due to Mr Graham's life and ministry, I must be bolder in sharing Jesus Christ, taking every opportunity to do so. Second, Psalm 19.14 states, "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." AMEN!!