Dear Reader:
I came across a devotional from the book, Devotions From the Beach, that made me pause and wonder about a line we are told in scripture by Jesus that says ” My Kingdom is not of this World” … yet in our earthly world don’t we have other ” kingdoms” just as mystifying as our thoughts on the one to come…the ever-after?
Mainly… this earthly ” kingdom” is so big it covers three-fourths of our planet we call home. And… it relies on completely different basic ” essentials” for life. The greatest difference , obvious but invisible, is the way sea creatures breathe! Our oceans… our sister kingdom!
As we know ocean oxygen is sipped from the water and on land…the air. There is a comparison today between Jesus’ kingdom to come and man’s daily kingdom on earth.
Man’s world runs on material possessions, career successes, riches, self-vanity, and fame as oxygen, as a means of feeling alive.
The Kingdom of Heaven operates ” as opposite to this as if it were underwater.” The oxygen” of the kingdom of God is joy, peace, openness to all, selfless love, and service. A kingdom overflowing in “Divine Euphoria!”
So until tomorrow… The ” Kingdom to Come” is set apart from the world like an underwater palace that never runs out of revitalizing, heavenly oxygen!
Today is my favorite day- Winnie the Pooh
The last two days have been Meet the Teacher for Berkeley students that include Rutledge’s first year at the Phillip Simmons Middle School-5th grade!
And Eloise got the same kindergarten teacher as Lachlan and Rutledge had… fun reunion Thursday evening! ( And the teacher’s still smiling! 
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Mrs. Bendig… You are our Hero! 
A God Wink… when I went out on the deck I found FiVE orange hibiscus buds ready to pop… to me symbolic of my five grandchildren and their new school year… a year in which each grandchild blossoms! 
Remember my grandchildren…
