Exloring Life Eternal

Our precious daughter-in-law, Ana, has nourished a dream for many years—that when Daniel reached his senior year in high school, she wanted to take the family on a dream trip to Europe. (Daniel will graduate on June 3 and we will be there to celebrate with the family.)

The unique part is that in spite of increasing financial family demands, the dream never diminished. To fulfill her promise made to her family, she went into making and selling a particular Mexican delicacy called tamales. Ana was encouraged by sales, but her hands literally gave out. She would go to bed at night with her hands red and swollen and her pillow stained with tears of pain. She arose the following morning to return again to her promised dream. This went on for weeks and weeks. Business boomed as sales increased, but so did the pain in her hands.

Pray for this stalwart and undaunted Christian warrior who was so determined to make her promised dream trip come to fruition that she was willing to pay the price. Oh, that I were so determined over spiritual things in my life. Oh, that I were as committed to promises I have made to God! I want to be like Ana. My problem is that I am not willing to pay the price!

Ana has taught me one indelible lesson: When you make a promise, either to God or your family, you keep it at all cost! Regardless! No excuses!

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From Carolyn & Mack M.
calmack@bellsouth.net