My Directed Path

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" Proverbs 3:5

Ring the Bell

Ring the Bell

A few weeks ago, I received ten treatments of radiation to reduce inflammation on my right hip and femur. These lesions are the result of cancer cells that are released into my blood stream when my prostate gland metastasized. Over the past six years I have been doing...
Lights

Lights

There is so much to enjoy during the Christmas holiday although sometimes it is difficult to keep my focus on the real meaning of the season.  I love the cooler weather in Florida and creating just the right Christmas card based on our travels that...
Eternal

Eternal

Definition of Eternal from Merriam-Webster a: having infinite duration : EVERLASTING eternal damnation b: of or relating to eternity c: characterized by abiding fellowship with God “good teacher, what must I do to...
Change

Change

change [CHānj]VERB make or become different.take or use another instead of. Mary and I recently visited her brother, Charlie, in Modesto, CA.  He was scheduled for open heart surgery and was waiting in the hospital for his vital signs to improve. There was a...
Rejoice!

Rejoice!

rejoice [rəˈjois] VERB feel or show great joy or delight. Like many, the Bartlein family has had its ups and downs this year, but we made it through without too many scars. Andrew and Chrissy completed their Bachelors in Ministerial Theology are now ordained ministers...