This painting was created from a photograph from long ago.  We think it may be the farmstead of Paul’s matriarchal family.  A different time when life was much simpler, yet full of hard labor and short span of years.  Our lives today have become complicated with the passing years, because we require more attention these days.  As the calendar changes from one year to the next, we can count on even more of this new lifestyle.  However, God never changes. He is the same today as He was in the past and will be in the future. We can count on that truth as we press on to the final victory – eternal life in Heaven.  Bring on 2025! 

A cobblestone path, a house made of mortar and brick

The doors were not locked, its light was a lone candlestick,

With shutters to shade, open windows to cool,

A mile from the farm stood the elementary school.

A fire to cook on and warmth to provide,

When the days grew much colder outside,

Each day brought new challenge, but strong work ethic remained

You came home exhausted, but still you never complained,

The days turned to night in an instant, and morning came sooner than planned,

With the dawn of the sun, a new day has begun and you pray you can rise up and stand

Just a plain, simple building, with acres to till,

A place to call home and a lifetime of memories to fill.