Three Things I Want the Next Generation to Know

“My people, hear my instruction;
listen to the words from my mouth. I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past— things we have heard and known
and that our fathers have passed down to us.
We will not hide them from their children,
but will tell a future generation
the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
his might, and the wondrous works
he has performed.”  Psalm 78:1-4

Thirty five years ago my life took a dramatic turn.

I married a man who loved the Lord and who had committed his life to serving Him in full-time in ministry.  Just days after we married, we left our home state of Illinois and moved to our first home, sight-unseen, to an apartment within walking distance of the seminary. Low paying jobs and full-time schooling meant that our time in Texas was difficult, but sweet.

And…