When I first started this blog and came up with a name I didn't know it would be so prophetic. Here I am trying to catch up again with whats been happening. I wish I could say this year, 2010, will be different, but I am a believer that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior...that is scary...okay enough of the philosophy stuff.
What a year it's been for the Axton family, our first grandson and granddaughter have arrived, with another grandson due in the next 7 weeks. Where has time gone? It seems like yesterday our three boys were living at home with us going to school. Now they are having children...hopefully many of them. Let me be clear about this, their wives are having the children. These days you have to be very clear about that. How things change.
Yesterday Melody and I met with some good friends, Dave and Karla, and Wayne and Jenny. For the last several years we have gotten together with these two couples. We go back a long time with them...college days...Dave, Wayne and I played on the basketball team of the college we all attended, good memories.
Right now I am sitting in my office listening to a cd of Martina McBride, female country singer. One thing about country songs is each song is a story, usually about relationships, between a man and woman or a parent and a child. SInce I was raised in the type of music it's nice to listen once in a while, sort of music to the soul for me.
This past year the church I serve threw a big party for Melody and I. We completed 30 years of being the lead pastor here. Where has the time gone? To say the least I felt very uncomfortable, but I also felt very loved and appreciated. I know not every pastor gets to experience this type of celebration. Melody and I have poured our lives in to this church family trying the best we could to be obedient to God's direction and purposes. We had successes and failures. We've had our ups and downs but through it all I believe we have be obedient to His will, although there have been times I have questioned the direction and my motives. I do know this: With the time I have remaining on this earth and at this church I want to do His will because one day I will stand before the Throne of God and give an account to what has been entrusted to me. What a day that will be! No eye has seen, no ear has heard what that day will be like, yet time has a way of going by so quickly.
RIght now I need to wrap this up because I need to get caught up with some exercise...blessed exercise oh how I detest thee yet I know I feel better afterwards but I still detest thee.
Happy New Year from a man who is trying to get caught up.
Pastor Mike-
Oh how I love your humor! I am a firm believer that there is no possible way to ever get caught up down here in this life. As my mother was shredding another year of receipts and such she said this exact thing to me a few years ago. My parents have always been EXTREMELY organized so when she said that I knew there was no hope for me! lol
I wanted to congratulate you both on your handsome sons, their beautiful daughters and your wonderful grandkids!
God has rewarded you greatly for your service to his people and we are so happy for you.
Please pray for my dad Dru Clark and mom Janet Clark. Three years ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer which spread to his bladder. He had radiation which shrunk the tumors and bought him some time.
He went in for some test and they have found that it has spread to his abdoman. He just had his second dose of chemotherapy and is holding his own. They are down at their Sun Lakes AZ home right now....on the golf course....dry.....70 degrees. It's good for them to be down there where it's sunny every day. But it is so difficult to be so far from them and we can't afford to go down and visit. It's comforting to know that they are both ready whenever God calls them home.
Thank you for your prayers and we pray for God to continue to bless your family as you lead the sheet at BCC.
Love-
Diana Vickers
Posted by: Diana Vickers | January 17, 2010 at 01:01 AM
Sorry about the type o in the last post =~)
The last sentance should have said :
As you lead the SHEEP at BCC!!
Posted by: Diana Vickers | January 17, 2010 at 01:05 AM