Future and Past

This is Joshua going to school on the day they all were to dress like they were one hundred years old. I think he's got it down don't you?

We are truly enjoying having family with us this week. We miss Chad, Jonathan, and Holly, but we have everyone else, and it's been a long time since Christmas. The grand kids are growing so fast that it makes us sad to not see them for two plus months, but such is life - such is ministry! So "don't be looking for much blogging this week" from this Seeker. I got better things to do - nothing personal towards you.

Sunday morning we sang "Faithful Love" (#18) and, like songs so often do, it brought a wonderful memory to mind. It was several years ago, at the Pepperdine Lecturship. Pat and Deborah were there with Donna and me, and their first-born, Joshua was with them. He had to be only about one and a half. He's five - almost six now. We were sitting up in the stratosphere area of the field house for an evening lectureship session. It was a full house and the singing of the thousands was incredible. Then we sang "Faithful Love." Well this is the song Deborah and Pat sang to Joshua every night as they put him to bed. I will never sing that song again without remembering the tiny little fellow, sitting on his parents lap just singing this song to the top of his lungs. People in the rows in front of us turned around and started smiling and whispering about the baby singing so sweet and so loud on such a difficult song. It was his song. A gift from his mom and dad, and his Father in heaven. There is nothing like the sound of a child's voice singing "Faithful love from above, came to earth to show the Father's love. And I'll never be the same, for I've seen faithful love face to face, and Jesus is His name." Amen!