Two of my boys and I went to celebrate a good friend turning 4-0.  It is obvious John Fuller is very loved because the house was slammed. I don’t know maybe they came for the food. If you know Helen’s family they can cook. Her sister made these little ham sandwiches that would make your mouth water just looking at them. There was out of this world fudge made by none other than the hostess herself. A few good friends also brought food, fried chicken wings and a cheese ball just to name a few.

I love celebrating birthdays, especially with good friends like John and Helen.

I sit here in “my”room relaxing on this Sunday afternoon. This room has  a white comfy couch, chair and ottoman. Three walls are painted a light gray while the the fourth is a dark gray-brown shade. There is only lamp light and I can see the sun setting outside the double window.

This room, like me, isn’t finished yet. I have hope that this room will be done soon, but I am far from being done. I have dreams still to come true and plans to accomplish.

The last five weeks have been a challenge for our family, but my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus Christ. I know that no matter what happens He is with me and that brings me great hope. I also know that if I act on his word he brings hope.

Today, Bryan talked about hope. One line he said that stuck with me was,  “Reading the Bible doesn’t give you hope any more than reading a comic book makes you a super hero. I have to take what the Bible says and activate it in my life.”I can read it all I want, but if I do nothing with it then nothing will happen. I might be encouraged for the moment, however I will only feel encouraged and nothing will change.