OMG!  I am a heathen.  It is our anniversary and I am just now finding out that I am a heathen.  I wonder does Juren know.  Yea, she probably knows.  I won't tell you about the Anniversary gift that I didn't get her.  Ugghhh.  When will I learn?  I figured that this trip was both of our gifts to each other.  Of course, Juren whips out her gift and gives it to me and I felt like Boo-Boo the fool.  But Juren is so incredible.  She is starting to know her terrible husband.  She was upset, but she said that it was okay.  And I take that back...I can't even say that she was upset.  Cause she didn't appear to be.  She might have been a little hurt or something on the inside, but she handled it like a pro.  And besides...she knows I love her more than I love chicken.  I am just a little lame on the gift giving part.  My gifts are my love.

But that is not the reason that I am a heathen.  Juren and I claimed that we were gonna do BIBLE study in the car on the way up here.  Do you think we did?  Nope.  That was cool, we were definitely gonna do it when we got up here.  Have we so far?  As a matter of fact, have I even picked up my Bible to read since I have been here?  Ummm, no.  Oh, wait I am lying.  I have picked it up several times to move it from one place to the other.  Ughh.  I haven't even prayed but one time since I have been here.  And that was because my legs were in some serious weird uncomfortable type position every time I walked.  I am not sure what that feeling is.  Is Multiple Sclerosis contagious?  But, anyway, yea, I prayed about it. 

And that is how human I am.  I mean, look at me!!!  As soon as trouble hits, I am praying.  Which is not exactly all bad.  But, I need to make sure I am reading the Word and praying on the daily.  Not just when I need something.  Or should I say, not when I think I need something.  It is a good thing that the GOD I serve is such a good and gracious GOD.  And that might be where reading the BIBLE has been so helpful.  All throughout the parts that I have read so far, humans have messed up and messed up.  If you are down with HIM, HE has saved and saved again.  HE had forgiven adn forgiven again.  I mean, Moses killed a man.  Abraham did a bunch a stuff that GOD didn't approve of.  But since they were men of GOD, and therefore child's of HIS, HE reprimanded them...but then it was forgotten.  HE moved on and kept on blessing them.  Just read it.  Joseph, Jacob, Ishmael.  The Lord is down with HIS peeps. 

So, with that being said, Lord.  I want to pray to you right now.  Please forgive me for not coming to you and hollering with you the whole time I was here.  I pray that I reach a point in my life that nothing takes precedent over you.  I pray that I even spelled that word right.  But, you know what I mean.  You are my spell checker.  You are my guide, my light, my accountant, my agent.  You are my cook, my lawyer, my counselor, my judge, my friend, my world.  You are any and everything that has to do with any and everything.  How can I ever forget that?   You are in everything that I do.  Please allow me to acknowledge that and bring you into my life everyday.  Hallelujah.

I pray for my daughter Genesis.  Please bless her children and her children's children.  Please keep her away from serious illnesses.  Please, Lord, allow us to raise her with the morals and values that are best represented by you.  Please give us strength.  Oh, hallelujah.  Give us the insight to raise our daughter right.  Yes, Lord.  And please let her learn your ways as quickly and as less painful as possible.  Of course, bless my wife and her physical and spiritual strength.  Give her more stronger days than weak ones.  Thank you, Lord for a beautiful 4 years of marital bliss.  Thank you for introducing us to each other.  Wow.  Thank you for an incredible anniversary.  This has been almost perfect.  (except the part of not reaching out to you more) Keep us communicating and understanding each other through all times.  The good, the bad and the ugly.  Make them all pretty.  Hallelujah. 

Be with us as we journey home, Lord.  Keep the car running smoothly.  And allow us to see our wonderful smiling Genesis happy and joyous.  We miss her so.  The kingdom is yours, Lord.   Bless the entire family.  Bless all my friends and all my enemies, which have seemed to have grown in the past year.  But, yes, continue to bless them and allow us both to have the courage to stand next to each other and have honest conversations and put all of the past behind us.  Allow us to love each other as you have loved us.  Bless all my friends enemies and all my enemies friends.  Thank you, Lord.  I cannot say it enough.  Thank you.

Bless me indeed and enlarge my territory.  Keep your hands on me and keep me from my enemies so that I may cause no pain.  Hallelujah. 

Keep it Natural.

AMEN!