The Gathering Place Where Family Matters

The Lord has a design and purpose for each of us. Rest assured that He is at work in ways that we might not always understand.

Karen was not a hoarder. She did not have much of an attachment to things. If she was rather convinced that the item or thing was of no further use, out it went. Please understand, we had plenty of keepsake items because they had sentimental value. But you understand what I’m talking about. She was not a collector and hoarder of things and clutter.

Ten years ago, Karen underlined the following verse and then wrote some very personal notes to herself. Having been her husband for over forty-five years, I know her well enough to have the assurance that this is all right to share with you.

Karen’s ladies’ conference teaching notes and her Bible study journals are not idols. They mean a lot to me because of my love for her as well as the rich teaching and encouragement that many receive from them being shared. So please don’t think that I am idolizing these. I’m just glad her notes can be a help and encouragement. I regularly receive amazing stories from people around the world who tell me that they’ve smiled at her brevity (no one ever says that about me!) and how her notes have come at just the right time to encourage them.

On a really, really hard day Karen wrote about the word “overwhelmed.” Thank you for stopping by. As always, if you know of folks who need to read her notes, please share this with them.