August 2, 2020
          The Lord continues to speak to my heart the absolute importance of praying for one another and our country. The Lord has called us to be a light in this darkness. There’s no denying the fact and reality that the enemy is at work bringing confusion, strife, sickness, death, hate and destruction. In Him we know that we have victory and are overcomers. We can’t ignore what is happening in the dark world but we don’t let it dominate our lives. We continue to speak Light and Life to every dark situation we see. We can definitely see this darkness but we must also praise Him for all He has done and not focus on the things that we know are wrong. This is why it’s so important to pray and take authority over these situations.
          I’ve been reading through the Psalms and it’s become the highlight of my day. The Psalms I am reading now are written by David when his enemies were pursuing him and wanting to kill him. He was in extreme danger. Sometimes he was extremely down and discouraged because of how he was being sought after to be killed and he had been betrayed by his friends. Yet, he continued to praise His Father!
 
“This one thing I know: God is on my side! I trust in the Lord. And I praise him! I trust in the Word of God. And I praise him! What harm could man do to me? With God on my side I will not be afraid of what comes. My heart overflows with praise to God and for his promises. I will always trust in him. So I’m thanking you with all my heart, with gratitude for all you’ve done.
I will do everything I’ve promised you, Lord. For you have saved my soul from death
and my feet from stumbling so that I can walk before the Lord bathed in his life-giving light.” Psalms 56:9-12
 
“My heart, O God, is quiet and confident. Now I can sing with passion your wonderful praises!
Awake, O my soul, with the music of his splendor-song! Arise, my soul, and sing his praises! My worship will awaken the dawn, greeting the daybreak with my songs of praise! Wherever I go I will thank you, my God. Among all the nations they will hear my praise songs to you. Your love is so extravagant it reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness so astonishing it stretches to the sky! Lord God, be exalted as you soar throughout the heavens. May your shining glory be shown in the skies! Let it be seen high above all the earth!” Psalm 57:7-11
            In my personal devotional this week it said, “It’s easy to point out everything that is wrong, but when you see from His point of view, you are able to unmask that truth to those who come across your path.” Again, we cannot stick our heads in the sand and think this will whole situation will pass and soon be back to normal. No, it’s a real issue of our life and freedom as we have known it but we have to be light – unmask His truths that bring light. Darkness cannot exist where there is any light! We MUST speak His truths and expose the darkness. His truths are His love, His light and His goodness! These are our focus as we pray.
          I shared last week about our missionary friends we have supported for 20+ years and their call and ministry to this nation. They have started a mission of reaching every city in America with the goal of each city having at least 10 people to pray for their city.  
          Below are the prayers and declarations we are praying together each day. Please pray with us and add your city in the prayer. If you want to know more about this ministry, let me know. We have a little more than 90 days before this country’s election and we, personally, have committed to daily praying these prayers and other scriptures and truths over our family, our church family, our city, our state, our country and the world. You can pray whatever the Lord speaks to you to pray but let’s come together in unity as they did in the book of Nehemiah and let’s rebuild what has been destroyed!
For tremendous power is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer of a godly believer!” James 5:16 Passion Bible
 
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16 NKJV
 
Father, according to Jeremiah 29:7, we are to seek You for the peace and prosperity of our city. Today, we pray to You for the welfare of our city, knowing its welfare will determine our welfare.
 
We take authority over (city name) and declare it is our possession, the place You have given us to dwell in and to exercise our authority over. We declare (city name) drinks water from the rain of heaven. It is a land for which our God cares for, the eyes of the Lord our God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. (Deut. 11:10-12)
We thank You that Your thoughts for (city name) are thoughts of peace and not evil, to give us a good future and continuous hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)
 
We bow our hearts before You this day and we repent of the sins of our city. We ask You to forgive our sins and cleanse (city name) from all unrighteousness. We ask for a divine visitation of the Holy Spirit in (city name). May our city, as a whole, turn to God. We plead the blood of Jesus over (city name) and declare Jesus is Lord over this city. (Neh. 1:6-7, 1 John 1:9)
 
We praise and worship You today and thank You for bringing us here to dwell. From this day forth, we will only speak Your words and Your will over our city. We take authority over every negative word that has been spoken over (city name) and we declare them null and void in Jesus name. We pull down every witchcraft prayer over our city and declare those words powerless – they will produce no fruit here. We stand as watchmen on the wall over (city name) and declare the Blood of Jesus over our borders and city gates. We decree that God rules and reigns in (city name) from this day, forevermore.
 
We declare fear cannot reside in (city name). Fear, in the name of Jesus, you must go now. We further declare that division will not reign in our city. We bind the spirit of division and cast it out of our city. We declare unity reigns in (city name). Where there is unity, God commands the blessing of life evermore – therefore (city name) is inundated with life ever more from this time forth. (Ps. 133:3)
 
We declare today, sickness and disease will not gain a foothold in (city name). We declare the God-fearing www.City-by-City.org people in our city are strong in God and in the power of His might. There will be no feeble among us! We are covered in the blood of Jesus Christ, and walking in the fullness of healing that was purchased for us at the Cross. (Ps. 105:37)
 
 
We declare this day that (city name) and its governmental officials will do ONLY what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord. We ask You God to remove every elected and non-elected official who does not have the best interest of the people in his/her heart. We ask that those who are filled with greed or evil to be removed now and replaced with godly men and women who do Your will. We pull down every stronghold over (city name) and cast it to the ground. We say, “Go back to where you came from, there is no place for you here.” We declare and decree (city name), its leaders and officials will observe and obey the laws and commandments of the Lord. We commit this day to build fortified walls around our city. Walls of the spoken Word of God. Walls of praise and worship. Walls of prophetic declaration. Walls that cannot be demolished, but will forever prosper, in Jesus’ name. (2 Chron. 14:2-7, 1 Tim. 2:1-4)
 
We thank You that as we pray, within (city name), You give us rest on every side. We declare our city is at peace and undisturbed at all times because it is under Your reign. (2 Chron. 14:7)
 
Your Word says, “Unless the Lord guards the city, we stay awake in vain.” We ask You to guard (city name) from this day forth, knowing whatever we ask in prayer, we receive. Thank You God, for guarding (city name) day and night. We thank You that as the mountains surround Jerusalem, You surround us and our city, forever more. We ask You to send warring angels to surround our borders, and keep out all evil and those with evil intent. May those involved in drugs, trafficking, greed, and pride and other evils, leave our city and never come back in Jesus name. (Psalm 127:1, Ps. 125-2, Ps 91:11-12)
 
We declare and decree, (city name) streets will be filled with healthy, whole elderly men and women, who have been blessed by God and satisfied with long, long life. That our children, our boys and girls, will play daily in the streets of our city, safe and unafraid for God is watching over our city. We declare and decree this day, (city name) is at total peace, continual prosperity, obedience to God and Your Word, and dwelling together in unity and for this reason we ask You to bless our city. May Your hand forever be upon (city name). We pray for revival. For Your glory to be revealed in (city name) and that it is a city that brings you glory. In Jesus Mighty Name we declare it done. Amen. (Zech. 8:4-5)
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July 26, 2020
          It’s the middle of summer already! Must say it certainly is hot enough and there’s plenty of traffic on these Colorado mountain roads to know it really is summer. But it always goes too fast. Time continues to march on and there seems to be no relief or end in sight of our disrupted lifestyles. It’s not the way life is to be but we that know Him know the Lord has already won and we have the victory! Not sure life will ever look like we expect or imagine but we know this: “Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.” Ephesians 3:20 His ways are so far beyond our thoughts, expectations and imaginations that is exciting to see what He has for us next!
            There’s not a day goes by that our lives are not affected with the virus, the mandates and the political situations. It’s frustrating to many people, unnerving, confusing and unpredictable. There’s no way to know what tomorrow will bring in the natural world. There’s division, strife, anger and confusion which in themselves creates sickness. There’s the news media, the mandates, the rules and what about school?! There is no coin change from a purchase given or accepted and sometimes no bills. Then again – school? These young kids are getting the bad end of this deal especially if their parents don’t know the Lord. Working parents are trying to educate their children and make a living in this economy. Each day brings new challenges - challenges that can only be won as we trust the Lord to lead and guide us. Daily I know that I must come to Him for guidance. Almost daily I put spending a few minutes in the Word with Him my priority. I don’t know how to go on without Him. At times I’m seeking Him hourly to know how to handle situations, my feelings, my fears, my frustrations and my confusions. So many unknowns but we praise Him always because His mercies are new every morning and everyday He leads, guides, protects, provides, answers and gives me signs of His amazing love. How many absolutely beautiful, full of color and complete rainbows have there been lately? And double rainbows to boot! Always brings a tear to my eyes. He is faithful and always with us.
          Yet, we can’t sit down, rest on our laurels as they say. There is a battle raging and it’s already won in the spiritual realm. But as Believers we must stand on His Word, connect to that spiritual realm and believe without doubt that what looks so uncertain and almost impossible is His Word and His will. One of the missionary families we support at Mtn High wrote an excellent word from Nehemiah. Things were even worse at that time. People were in fear and hiding but God told Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. It wasn’t easy, it wasn’t without much ridicule and discouragement but they did it. The Book of Nehemiah and God’s plan for coming together in unity is some of my favorite parts of the Word and always gives me hope. They came together and they did it in 52 days! We are to come together and rebuild some broken walls of America. How do we do this?
          The Lord has already given us His plan in the Word. We don’t have to look beyond that to see His wisdom for us. One part of His wisdom is He tells us to pray for the leaders of our country. Pray the eyes of people’s hearts will be open so that they can see the hope of His calling. It’s not impossible for any person alive to not come to know the Lord if they seek and accept Him. God is still the same God Who created the world, Who gave us the rainbow, fed the 5000 and loves the world so much He gave His Son to die for us. Jesus is ready with open arms to receive all who come to Him. We can be praying for that. I believe prayer is of upmost importance right now. Individual prayer and cooperate prayer – coming together and believing together.
 
“Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion. And pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts. It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them. He longs for everyone to embrace his life and return to the full knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
“Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles. Their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion and coming together regularly for prayer.” Acts 2:42 We are to come together and pray.
“For wherever two or three come together in honor of my name, I am right there with them!” Matthew 18:20
We are to pray for each other.  “Because of this, since I first heard about your strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and your tender love toward all his devoted ones,  my heart is always full and overflowing with thanks to God for you as I constantly remember you in my prayers.  I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know him through your deepening intimacy with him. I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!  I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the heavenly realm!  And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming! And he alone is the leader and source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given him the highest rank above all others.  And now we, his church, are his body on the earth and that which fills him who is being filled by it!” Ephesians 1:15-23

Pray life and light to the lost and blinded world:  “for their minds have been blinded by the god of this age, leaving them in unbelief. Their blindness keeps them from seeing the dayspring light of the wonderful news of the glory of Jesus Christ, who is the divine image of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 
          We can’t cower down and think things will change or go back to normal. I don’t imagine we will see a somewhat normal until sometime next year. We’re into this 5 months and it will take more than 5 months to see things settle down but we’ll never have what we had pre March 2020 again. That’s not a negative word it’s a reality. On the bright side some things needed changed. As Believer’s we can know that no matter what is happening in the natural there’s glorious things in the Spiritual realm that are taken place  that are beyond our belief. We can always know this is the day He has made and we can rejoice in all He has given us!! This morning as I was crying out in prayer He gave me the most spectacular sunrise to remind me of His goodness and love.
          Here’s some more Word He has given me lately.  “Our forefathers didn’t win these battles by their own strength or their own skill or strategy. But it was through the shining forth of your radiant presence and the display of your mighty power. You loved to give them victory, for you took great delight in them.” Psalm 44:3
 
“In your glory and grandeur go forth in victory! Through your faithfulness and meekness the cause of truth and justice will stand. Awe-inspiring miracles are accomplished by your power, leaving everyone dazed and astonished!” Psalm 45:4
 
“God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble--more than enough and always available whenever I need you. So we will never fear even if every structure of support were to crumble away. We will not fear even when the earth quakes and shakes, moving mountains and casting them into the sea. For the raging roar of stormy winds and crashing waves cannot erode our faith in you. Surrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I am God. I am the God above all the nations, and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth.” Psalm 46:1-3, 10
          I was reminded of our declarations we have spoken and believed the last couple years. This is the declaration for 2020:“Don’t stop! Keep on singing! Make his name famous! Tell everyone every day how wonderful he is. Give them the good news of our great Savior. Take the message of his glory and miracles to every nation. Tell them about all the amazing things he has done.” Psalms 96:2-3 How important it is to keep on singing and telling others about Him. I like “Make His name famous!” Tell the world about His love!
            This is the declaration for 2019: “I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19. Wow, this is a powerful verse from last year. He says “Even now”. Right now He is doing something unheard of! I can stand on this truth! All I have to do is grab a hold of some Word and my hope is renewed. We will be starting some weekly prayer meetings and hope you can be a part of one! We are to come together to pray, believe and speak His Word forth into this world. We are also praying for you!!!

July 19. 2020
This week as I was reading through the Psalms I was so blessed with Psalm 34. This is when David was at one of his lowest points. His friend, Jonathon, was no longer with him, King Saul was chasing him and he was hiding in caves. Right now there are so many challenges in our lives and so much we need to hear the Lord clearly on. What an uplifting blessing these verses can be for us to focus on and bring us peace in a time of chaos.
 
The Lord is doing amazing and wonderful things right now. There is so much going on that we cannot see and we can be so excited about it all and always singing His praises and worshiping Him. Let’s life our voices together to praise His name forever!! 
Psalm 34 from the Passion Bible A song by King David composed after his escape from the king when he pretended to be insane
God’s Goodness
“Lord! I’m bursting with joy over what you’ve done for me! My lips are full of perpetual praise. I’m boasting of you and all your works, so let all who are discouraged take heart. Join me, everyone! Let’s praise the Lord together. Let’s make him famous!


Let’s make his name glorious to all. Listen to my testimony: I cried to God in my distress and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears!


Gaze upon him, join your life with his, and joy will come. Your faces will glisten with glory. You’ll never wear that shame-face again. When I had nothing, desperate and defeated, I cried out to the Lord and he heard me, bringing his miracle-deliverance when I needed it most.


The angel of the Lord stooped down to listen as I prayed, encircling me, empowering me, and showing me how to escape. He will do this for everyone who fears God.


Drink deeply of the pleasures of this God. Experience for yourself the joyous mercies he gives to all who turn to hide themselves in him. Worship in awe and wonder, all you who’ve been made holy! For all who fear him will feast with plenty.


Even the strong and the wealthy grow weak and hungry, but those who passionately pursue the Lord will never lack any good thing.  Come, children of God, and listen to me. I’ll share the lesson I’ve learned of fearing the Lord.


Do you want to live a long, good life, enjoying the beauty that fills each day? Then never speak a lie or allow wicked words to come from your mouth. Keep turning your back on every sin, and make “peace” your life motto. Practice being at peace with everyone.


The Lord sees all we do; he watches over his friends day and night. His godly ones receive the answers they seek whenever they cry out to him.  But the Lord has made up his mind to oppose evildoers and to wipe out even the memory of them from the face of the earth.
 
 Yet when holy lovers of God cry out to him with all their hearts, the Lord will hear them and come to rescue them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to all whose hearts are crushed by pain, and he is always ready to restore the repentant one.


Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face. God will be your bodyguard to protect you
when trouble is near. Not one bone will be broken.


But the wicked commit slow suicide. For they hate and persecute the lovers of God.
Make no mistake about it, God will hold them guilty and punish them; they will pay the penalty!
 
But the Lord has paid for the freedom of his servants, and he will freely pardon those who love him. He will declare them free and innocent when they turn to hide themselves in him.”
 
In the Passion Bible there are footnotes from verse 14 about the word Shalom. I thought it was very good.
Psalm 34:14 Twice the Hebrew uses the word shalom. This word means much more than peace. It means wholeness, wellness, well-being, safe, happy, friendly, favor, completeness, to make peace, peace offering, secure, to prosper, to be victorious, to be content, tranquil, quiet, and restful. The pictographic symbols for the word shalom (shin, lamed, vav, mem) read “Destroy the authority that binds to chaos.” The noun shalom is derived from the verbal root shalam, which means “to restore,” in the sense of replacing or providing what is needed in order to make someone or something whole and complete. So shalom is used to describe those of us who have been provided all that is needed to be whole and complete and break off all authority that would attempt to bind us to chaos.
 
I knew about the basic meaning but the meaning from the pictographic symbols I didn’t know but is so important. “Destroy the authority that binds to chaos.”. So powerful especially in this season we are in!
 
I like this verse from Isaiah 44:23. Creation is praising Him always! Our praises and joyous songs of praise will change the world around us! May our every breathe glorify the Lord. May every cell of our bodies and every thought that we have praise Him!!
 
“Sing! Starry sky above, break loose with singing for Yahweh has finished it!
Shout! Earth deep below, give up your shout!
Mountains high, break out with joyous songs of praise!
    Let the forest choirs join in, with every tree singing its notes!”
 

June 21, 2020
Happy Father’s Day!! What a special day!! I really enjoy celebrating the men in my life. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, 4 awesome sons, a son-in-law, 2 brothers, a brother-in-law, a step Dad –friend, 7 grandsons, 6 nephews, 3 nephew-in-laws and 2 great nephews. Every man in my life has had an influence in some way on who I am. My sons have taught me so much. As a Mom I’ve watched them grow from my little boys who needed their Mom to men who love the Mom of their children. I’m thankful for Ed who has imparted faith, love, wisdom, laughter and much more to our family and been an example our family can follow. I respect and honor all these men in my life and am thankful there is a day to celebrate them.  It is the Wisdom from our heavenly Father and through Him that each earthy Father has an example of love and a direction to go and teach their own children.
 
This year as we celebrate Father’s Day I asked the Lord what to share with you. He gave me some words that describe a man following after God. He said they are men of excellence – men of valor – men of wisdom, strength and courage. A man following after God’s heart loves his wife. He will honor her, speak well of her and serve her. A man desiring God’s ways is an example to his family as he chooses to go to the Lord in prayer, putting the Lord first, trusting Him and worshiping Him. Today more than ever the younger generations need to see the strength of a man trusting the Lord. They need to know His truth, His wisdom and His love.
 
As a father you need to help guard the hearts of your children. Guard what they see and what they hear. Let them see and hear the truth that will guide and direct them all their lives. The Lord’s words in the children’s hearts will stay with them forever. When I was about 4 we had to move in with my grandparents for a season. My Dad had made some mistakes and was in jail. I didn’t have a dad who was a great and wonderful example but my Grandpa was a wonderful Christian man. He was my spiritual leader and example his whole life and his words of wisdom still have an influence on me. He was a man of excellence, valor, strength and courage. I will always remember how every single morning after he had breakfast he would read his Bible and then kneel at his chair and pray. It was an amazing example of a man sold out to the Lord. He knew where his guidance, wisdom, strength and love came from and as little kids, my brother and I knew too. Over 60 years later his example still reflects in my life in so many ways.
 
I share this story to show how powerful it is to live your life for Christ without reservation. You do not know what those around you are seeing or hearing and how many years their lives will be effected by how you show them God’s love, or not. Your example either way, living for Christ or not, will have an effect on the lives of those around you. I realize that all dads have not followed the Wisdom of the Word and the end result will bring lots of hurt. Every Dad reading this has made many mistakes and not heeded the way of the Word at one time or another. What is most important is that you don’t hold on to the offenses and hurts from your past and then repeat your hurts with your family. I am sharing a few verses and wisdom from the Word about being a Godly, wise man who will choose to make a difference in his family and this world. Most of these verses are from the Passion translation. Meditate on these truths and hide them in your heart. They will not return void but make a difference in your life and the life of all those around you.
 
 “The teachings of godly ones are like pure silver, bringing words of redemption to others but the heart of the wicked is corrupt. The lovers of God feed many with their teachings but the foolish ones starve themselves for lack of an understanding heart. True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentment in knowing that it all comes from him.” Proverbs 10:20-22
 
“Words that bring delight pour out of the lips of the godly.” Proverbs 10:32
 “A man of kindness attracts favor while a cruel man attracts nothing but trouble.”
Proverbs 11:17
“Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor. Living your life seeking what is good for others brings untold favor..” Proverbs 11:25,27
 
“Work hard at your job and you’ll have what you need. Follow a get-rich-quick scheme is nothing but a fantasy.” Proverbs 12:11
 
“For there is great satisfaction in speaking the truth and hard work brings blessings back to you. A fool is in love with his own opinion but wisdom means being teachable. If you shrug off an insult and refuse to take offense, you demonstrate discretion indeed. But a fool has a short fuse and will immediately let you know he is offended.” Proverbs 12:14-16
 
“Reckless words are like the thrusts of a sword, cutting remarks meant to stab and to hurt. But the words of the wise soothe and heal.” Proverbs 12:18
 
“If you want to grow in wisdom then spend time with the wise.” Proverbs 13:20
 
“Dedicate your children to God and point them in the way they should go and the values they’ve learned from you will be with them for life.” Proverbs 22:6
 
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 
 
 “Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.” Proverbs 16:24
 
“He who answers a matter before he hears the facts – it is folly and shame to him.” Proverbs 18:13
 
Isaiah 54: 13, “And your children have been taught of the Lord and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children.”
 
““My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds its full expression through your weakness.” So I will celebrate my weakness, for when I’m weak I sense more deeply the mighty power of Christ in me.” 1 Corinthians 12:9
 
Always remember who you are in Christ. No matter what is going on in your life keep pressing forward in Him and don’t let the circumstances take you out or our cause you to give up. These are trying times. If you aren’t looking to the Lord constantly you will experience confusion, frustration, anger and helplessness. We don’t know what the future holds in the natural. We know in Him we ALWAYS have victory!! The younger generations need to see examples of perseverance, strength and His love flowing from every situation. Without the example of Godly men in their lives today – what do they have for tomorrow?  Dads, grandpas, uncles, brothers, friends it’s time to rise up and love like Christ loved the church. He gave himself for the each of us. He is living in you and wants to shine through you so those watching you will know the true and living God. Never before in our life time has a Godly hero in the flesh been more valuable and life changing. I thank all the men in my life for their examples of leaders they are in Christ. There’s a joy in my heart knowing that Ed is praying for our family and seeking the wisdom of God on how to lead. He’s a spiritual leader in our family and an example our grand kids will hopefully be remembering years from now. Our heavenly Father gave us all we need to know how to follow in His ways!