Tonight's blog for April 23, 2013

Yesterday was a very interesting day for me. I loved sharing a blog from Marge's dear niece, Amy. She blessed me, and others said the same. Thanks, Amy. Another reason yesterday was interesting, since it was April 22, is that made it was another birthday for my sis Myla. She is 15! Isn't that amazing? Finally, yesterday was the first day for a class we are sharing with our Home School Co-op. The title for the class is fluid, (something about growing as Christians men) but it is me with a couple of my dear friends, Tony and Chuck. We were invited to share the lunch hour with some of the finest young men I have met in a long time! While we were meeting, there was a "ladies" group, of young women in the church office with my friend Kara. It was very well done and a valuable tool. 

There is a very logical thread that runs through each of these areas. First, the table Amy is selling to move to Missouri, was the "home base" for her homeschool, with her own children. Amy learned purity and love for our LORD from her family, and is now passing on those qualities to her beautiful family. (Remember, you can see more about Amy at http://amystorms.com ) 

Next, the class I am teaching at the Co-op is about becoming men and women who honor Christ with growth and purity. Kara gave me a 4 page survey about modesty, to share with my group of men. I made copies and shared it our Tuesday morning group of  men, slightly older than the Monday group, but certainly up for the challenge. We had a few laughs as we tried to answer some of the questions, since our group on Tuesday ranges from an very youthful 85 year old, to the baby of our group, in his 50's! We had to answer questions like "what is a Tankini" (2 piece suit covering the stomach), "is it immodest", and "what constitutes a "stumbling block". There are others, but I am proud of Kara and our Co-op for caring about these nuances of modesty, and clothing, and how to remain pure before our LORD. 

Finally, as I said, the last thread running through my interesting day, April 22, was my sis. She will always be 15 to me, because that makes me 18! That year I got to drive her around, flirt with her friends, generally making a pest of myself. Because I had a car, and wasn't afraid of looking silly, Myla was willing to "put up with me" and I am glad she did. And speaking of modesty, I was thinking about the times we laughed until we cried, whether from singing too loud to silly songs, like "Going to Surf City" or dancing around acting foolish. I loved it, but wasn't always too sure if it was modest or appropriate. Myla has convinced me that it is ok, and that I am forgiven! For me, a real key is that Myla and I have both grown in our love our LORD. I have her to thank for always seeing me in the best of ways, even when I didn't deserve it. 

By the way, one question was for me, specially! This question was on the Modesty survey, honest! "Overalls are modest as long as a modest shirt is worn underneath!" AMEN to that! GOD Bless you tonight, my dear friends… big marv