Dear Kelly, Do you know that we love you and think you are
a caring, intelligent, gracious, kind and beautiful young woman? Oh, and not to forget, a great athlete! We do; and even though it’s been from afar
most of the time, nevertheless it’s true.
One of my favorite holiday memories is when you sang a meaningful song
you’d written. While you’re lots of fun
to be around and know how to have fun, we also enjoy that part of you that is a
dreamer and a thinker.
We’re happy and proud to hear that you’re making a
commitment to your church and Jesus Christ, whom we worship too. In the Bible (John 18:37) it says Jesus came
to testify to the truth. And, it also says that Jesus said He is the
Way, the Truth, and the Life. So we want to encourage you to seek after Truth. We all live our lives based on things we
believe (our worldview), but many people have never really thought about what
they truly believe. And, even if you
were to write a list of things you believe, sometimes, if you examine the
things you do, you find that maybe you don’t really believe what you think you
do. For example, I might believe that
God really loves me, but feel like I don’t really matter and so maybe I
wouldn’t offer my opinion on something or try to do something because of that
feeling. That feeling is inconsistent
with the idea that God loves me .If God loves us that gives us tremendous worth
right there!
Joining the church is usually a time of committing to what
we believe to be true, but it’s really something we have to keep coming back to
our whole lives. The question is always,
“Do I really believe that what I believe is really true?” If so, my life will be consistent with my
beliefs. So stay true to the Kelly who
wanted to sing to us of the love of Jesus those few years ago (I figure it was
Thanksgiving a few years back and I’m so sorry I can’t remember exactly when –
I just know your spirit touched us all!)
One more thing. We
are your family too and are here if you ever need us.
Alison for Jim and Sam too
(ps Sam tore her ACL and messed up her knee and is headed for surgery in
the very near future)
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