His Mercies Are New

One of our close friends from church has been walking us through an amazing study he has named, the Genealogy of Jesus. This study has convicted us to dive into our Bibles even more so and with that, God speaks in ways that allow us to know Him much more deeply.

We put our trust in our savior, Jesus. When we are going through the old testament as we look at the various trials humanity goes through (still going through) the need for a savior is clear. With that said, our point is that life can be tough. And in the midst of the joy, happiness and sorrows, the only thing that is constant is, Jesus. Our hearts are set on Him, and this helps us to manage the feelings; it is a daily discipline. "Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’” Luke 9:23.

With all of that said, it is important to us that God's truth is conveyed through these posts. For he is the way, the truth and the life. And without God's ongoing grace, this journey would look entirely different to us.

Late this November, Audrey will be seeing a Maxillofacial Prosthodontics in order to address the hole in Audrey's mouth. We continue to pray over this hurdle and have hope there will be a successful intervention. Also, Audrey will be having another small procedure to remove some eyelashes that are brushing against her eye as a result from the loss of bone from her previous tumor removal.

Thank you for your continued prayers and your thoughtfulness.

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