It has been three weeks since I posted a blog. The reason is that I have been all over the country since then.
Betty and I got a full week's vacation and we went to Northern California, Napa, Montery, and San Fransisco. This is our third trip to Napa and we truly enjoyed our time there. We got to sit and talk with two different Wine Makers and hear the stories of their families. Then we left there and went to Muir Woods and a Mt. overlooking the Bay! We saw the beauty of the ocean and the sea lions and otters. God's creation was at its best.
Then we came home and I immediately went up to Detroit for the SELC Church Convention. This would probably be the opposite of God's Creation. Factories and buildings, all the best that Man has to offer.
Then back to Florida and a day at Daytona Beach the opposite ocean! Also truly beautiful.
Now we prepare to celebrate our country's birthday and I am struck with what a great place we live. Not just the beauty of God's creation (although that is pretty unbelievable) but the fact that we live in a country where we are free to go wherever we like with no restrictions. The news gets worse and worse from Iran. But also we are free to earn a living that allows us to be able to travel in this way. What a great Country!!!
I spoke with someone last night who was talking about our ability to respond to an Iran or North Korea and his comment was that he did not think that we had the same country that we had in WWII when everyone would sacrifice for the good of our country. I wonder just where we would be? We all are whining about our retirement shrinking away, but we live in a country where we expect to RETIRE! In many countries of the world no one retires they plan on working until they die.
On this holiday weekend we need to pause and thank our God that he has given us the opportunity to live at this time in this country!!! God is Good, All the Time!
In Christ,
Paul Hoyer
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Congratualtions by the way. It is neat to know a "Vice President."