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The Science class is going pretty well. I have a 97.5 average at the half-way point. I have to go back to Grafenwoehr in a couple weeks to take a weekend seminar class for one credit hour. After that and the Science class are completed, I will have my Associate of Arts Degree in Computer Studies. What an accomplishment that is for me! Praise God for what He has done in my life, and what He continues to do.

My present work contract is over Thursday of this week. It will probably get extended. But, we’ll see! DoDDS IT Division will be in worse shape without desktop support. They’re in pretty bad shape as it is!

Life is pretty good for me. I’m one step closer to getting my Dutch motorcycle license. Hopefully I will have it by the end of October. I can’t wait to order my Harley!

Heb 4:12 For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

I just registered for a Natural Science class the other day. That class, along with two weekend classes, will give me enough credits for an Associate of Arts in Computer Studies! I am so excited! I feel like I’m in a dream at times! Thank God our Heavenly Father for getting me through this.

You know, things can get pretty bad in life. But, it sure is good to know that God is in control! He is involved in every little tiny detail of my life. I thank Him for that. Without that, I am nothing. One day this old body of mine will quit living. But, the Bible tells me that if I accept Jesus as my Personal Savior, I will have everlasting life! Praise Him for what He did for me!

I want to thank God for a B in the Art class. It degraded my GPA somewhat, but I’m glad to come out with something better than a C. I am not an artist! Thank you Jesus for caring for all the little things in my life.

… in life that we must do – live and die. One thing we have a choice to do is to become born again. God has given us that choice. We can believe that he sent His only Begotten Son to die for us as payment for our sins, or we can not believe it – we have the total freedom to make that choice. But, we have to choose one way or the other. There is no in between. One day we will all stand before God Almighty and He will hold us accountable for our choice. Eternity is a long time. Is anything in this life worth making the wrong choice?

D, I only knew you for a brief time. But what I do know of you is that you were a charming person. I’m sorry that your life ended at such a young age – 19. I wish I would’ve said something to you that day when I saw a look of desperation. But, I didn’t, and for that I am sorry. I can only hope that you knew the Lord Jesus before your life ended. If so, you are in a much better place my friend. I pray that the Lord Jesus will comfort your mother through this sad time. Amen.

May you rest in peace, D.

D’s life was taken as the result of a car accident on 28 June 2009 on A 79 in the Netherlands.

is a biological term that represents the “interchange of chromosome segments: the interchange of segments between homologous chromosomes during cell division meiosis, resulting in new combinations of gene types alleles and therefore variability in inherited characteristics” (MSN Encarta). Crossing over is the process that defines our personality. It defines everything about us! It determines how much our eyes will look like which parent, etc.

While taking a Biology class in college last year, I had to learn about this process. It didn’t take long for me to see how God uses this biological phenomenon to form us to His liking. This is where He designs us to be the person He wants us to be.

This is one process that stumps the top biologists in the world. They can’t figure out why this crossing over happens in the way it does, and I don’t think they ever will. God is truly amazing, even down to the smallest details in life.

Today is my six year anniversary for living sober. Wow! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since I walked into the treatment center. That’s the best thing I’ve ever done in my life, well except for accepting Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I’m thankful to everyone that helped me stay clean. It has been a wild ride! I still think of the times I had partying. I had some good times! But, the bad ones that go along with it far outweigh the good ones. So, I had to get to a treatment center before I heard that I didn’t have to get high today. Not today, or anyday. I don’t ever have to get high again in my life – as long as I live. And that’s a good thing! Thank you Father in Heaven for six years of sobriety. Thank you for Your mercy, grace, and love. Thank you for showing that indescribable love through Jesus Christ – Amen.

Well, our time is almost up in Scotland and the UK. Tomorrow we leave Newcastle Upon Tyne on an overnight ferry journey that will have us entering Amsterdam the following morning, car and all. It costs $377 which includes ferrying our auto and a two-bed above sea-level cabin with an ocean view. It also includes a full evening buffet and a breakfast before steaming into Amsterdam. This is a much better deal than the one we chose to come to the UK. It will also allow me to wind down after driving on the left for quite some time. That can be quite nerve racking! It’s not so bad though, once you get used to it.

I’ve really enjoyed being with these people, seeing their customs, eating their food, and traveling through their beautiful countryside. It is a memory that I will always cherish.

Cheers!

Listen to Psalms 34 MP3

1 I will bless the LORD at all times:
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:
the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.

5 They looked unto him, and were lightened:
and their faces were not ashamed.

6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
and delivereth them.

8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: 1 Pet. 2.3
blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints:
for there is no want to them that fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:
but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12 What man is he that desireth life,
and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil,
and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,
and his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, 1 Pet. 3.10-12
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth,
and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones:
not one of them is broken. Ex. 12.46 · Num. 9.12 · Joh. 19.36

21 Evil shall slay the wicked:
and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:
and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.