IT'S AUTUMN ALREADY!!!
There is a chill in the air and the leaves are beginning to fall. Here are some pictures of what's been happening here in the Kale Family in Alaska.
Bernie left for Qatar on August 30 and has been keeping busy working 12-14 hrs a day loading planes. He and Angie(his fiancee)are in phone contact quite often throughout the week. Their wedding date is set for June 14, 2008. If you would like to drop him a line his address is george.kale@auab.centaf.af.mil. He would love to hear from you. Also be praying for him and all of our service men and women as they serve our country. Bernie should be home in February. This picture is of he and Angie taken right before he left during a photo shoot thanks to Dori.
Our beautiful chocolate-brown, plush carpet has been installed. We have the downstairs put together again and are working on the upstairs. We are replacing our bedroom set this week so things are not quite put back together yet. We love it and are so thankful it's done before all the grandchildren come home for Christmas. It was quite a job pulling all of the old carpet and pad out but it was well worth it.
Thoughts on commitment. "Everyday of my life I discover more of the Lord that calls for greater commitment, and I also realize more of myself that needs to be committed to Him. I've also learned that commitment is the open secret of living the abundabnt life. Hourly. Moment by moment. Commitment means surrendering myself to the Lord repeatedly, constantly in the relationships and responsibilities of my life. Love is the essence of commitment. Loving others as Christ loved us spells out the cost of discipleship, our desire to share what He means to us, our servanthood in the problems of society, our radical obedience to Him in all of life. Relinquishing to God to control ourselves, our needs, and especially our fears and frustrations. The Hebrew word for commit is literally "roll" as though we roll over onto the Lord a burden. Picture rolling your burdens over onto the back of the Lord and surrender them to Him." Quoted from Conversation With God by Lloyd Ogilvie
3 comments:
Beautiful carpet. Of course, I would love anything that resembled chocolate milk! The house is looking mighty spiffy. Greta can't wait to come play in it.
Kat....I'm proud of you for keeping that living room clutter free...it warms my heart. Carpet looks great....an inviting color. Do I sound gay?
Kathe - The house looks great. I'm so excited that you all will be together for Christmas (all but Bernie, and it won't be long), and then you'll be with much of the gang in Idaho before then. The quote you posted by Lloyd Ogilvie is such a good insight on commitment. I'm going to share it with the ladies in my Bible study. We're studying through the book, "A Woman After God's Own Heart" by Elizabeth George. A recent lesson was on spiritual discipline and commitment is such an important aspect of that.
Post a Comment