Journal 5-27-14

          I’ll have to admit that I have been slacking on my writing. When I left prison I was writing every day. I had a surplus of writings written down in case something like this happened and so we will use those. I am finding myself very busy and my mind is always occupied with the things that I have going on in my life. I don’t guess that is any excuse not to write you guys and let you know that I am praying for all of you and think of you daily.
          Today I will see my P.O. for the last time on weekly visits and then I will be required to go every 2 weeks for some time. I am working now and somehow someway God is providing for my transportation to and fro. My kids and I are visiting every other week and all my needs are taken care of. I still don’t have a vehicle or driver’s license, my child support is through the roof, and I still have many hurdles to cross. I don’t feel as close to God as I did but I know that is because I don’t have all day to think as I did in prison.
          In the last couple of weeks I have noticed that being a father and a friend are the most amazing opportunities for a man to embrace. I am living with some friends of mine from south Missouri and have been given the opportunity to share with them my experiences. They are good people with problems and hurdles to cross as well. God has planted them in my life for a reason. I hope we can rub off on each other. I couldn’t do this without them. I hope that I will be able to do something for them as well. I know many of you have sent mail and it motivates me to stay right with God and do the right thing. You see, I need you as much as you need me. We need each other. We are family. That’s what God wanted of His followers, to be family. Friends, family, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, we all have a place in God’s kingdom. We fit into His plan somewhere, somehow. We must stay close to Him in order to stay close to our family. By design we help each other when the world throws us a curveball and we are there for our family when the world gets them down as well. We support each other, pray for each other, and love one another.

Prayer

Thank you Jesus for family, friends, and the church. Help us to stay on task and listen to the call that you have on our life so that we can know what step to take next in our life and where to put our foot. In Jesus name, Amen

Thoughts:
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him (1 John 2:10).