September 2025

September 2025
Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

11-17-10 Victory In Jesus

Not much routine about today, except for Levi working at Precision. Jesse worked for Uncle Randy all day, with Jacob joining him to move hogs around 2:00 (Aunt Marj picked him up). Dad and I met at church for Nancy’s funeral, and although our tears fell for the family’s loss, we still rejoice that she has won her Victory In Jesus.  Home then for lunch and school meetings, nap for Joshua, catnap for me, walk, supper prep, just same ol’ same ol’. After supper, Dad and Levi went to Menards and ordered the steel for Levi’s pigeon coop. Then Bibletime and kids to bed, and then Dad and I took the van to Mike’s Garage for a routine oil change before we head to MI this weekend. Home to a warm quiet house…aahhh, what a blessing.

Victory In Jesus (Heavenly Highway Hymns #92)

I heard an old old story, How a Saviour came from glory,

How He gave His life on Calvary To save a wretch like me;

I heard about His groaning, Of His precious blood’s atoning,

Then I repented of my sins And won the victory.

Oh Victory In Jesus, My Saviour, forever,

He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him And all my love is due Him,

He plunged me to victory, Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about His healing, Of his cleansing pow’r revealing,

How He made the lame to walk again And caused the blind to see;

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, Come and heal my broken spirit,”

And somehow Jesus came and brought To me the victory.

Oh Victory In Jesus, My Saviour, forever,

He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him And all my love is due Him,

He plunged me to victory, Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory,

And I heard about the streets of gold Beyond the crystal sea;

About the angels singing, And the old redemption story,

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there The song of victory.

Oh Victory In Jesus, My Saviour, forever,

He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him And all my love is due Him,

He plunged me to victory, Beneath the cleansing flood.

Powerful words, those.

Good night.

1 comment:

  1. I've thought for many years that I'd like that song sung at my funeral. Love it!

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