Gayla's Magazine

By the Light of the Moon

Nothing can be better than riding bikes on the beach at sundown!  There is something so special about seeing the sun dip below the horizon and the long shadows change on the rippling waters moment by moment.  Soon the light is gone and a new illumination begins.  The light of the moon.

Walking in life together has brought us through many many sunrises and sunsets in life.  Some have been wonderful to travel through.  Some have been quite scary and dark.   Something about this evening reminds me of our walks together through 30+ years now.  Do we have life all worked out now? No.  Do we know what is going to happen next? No.  But we do have a secret about our life to share with you........ you see there are not two of us in our relationship - there are actually three!  My husband, me and then there is Jesus.  And He is the One who is really in charge of our lives.  Together my husband and I try to follow in His footsteps. 

How fun to ride along and chase the waves on a bike at night.  It's warm but cooling breezes are flowing.  The tide is coming in, but we can ride quickly away from the waves when they get too close.  The sand is wet, but firm enough to hold bike tires. It's dark but the light of the moon is enough to see by.  Get my drift?  You may be riding at night right now - but provisions have already been made to give you another perspective also - are you looking for it?

By the darkened sky and the moonlit sand we pedal our bikes enjoying the quiet. You know what is wonderful about midlife?  We have raised our family and enjoy the fruit (grandchildren) and are still young enough to have a life all over again.  It's better than being a young married couple just starting out.  Just think..... how much fun you can really have at this age!! Have you really thought about it?

Tomorrow begins a new day full of adventure and joy.  This evening marks one to hold in my memory bank.  Look at the moon - and then look at the orbs in this picture.  Interesting isn't it?   

Wonder which orbs are more important? The round moon? Or the unexplained orbs here. Some believe orbs in a picture are angels around about us..........

What do you think? It was not raining but rather very dry and still on this night.... what could it be? 

The Marriage Class

  It's in the early pre-dawn hours that are best for me to find study time. Because the morning is still, and my mind is clear and rested from all activities. So when I awake at 5 am - it's a treat to get up and have some private time to meditate and study my Bible.

This morning some preparation time is needed for my class tonight, - don't think I have told you this before but I teach a Marriage class on Wednesday nights.  Right now we are in the middle of teaching 'Experiencing God as Couples' and this material is challenging and fresh! Our year long curriculum covers communication skills, parenting and blended family issues, personality types, spiritual, emotional needs as well as the love needs of both men and women. This book, written by Henry and Marilynn Blackaby is so rich and rewarding both to the students and myself in teaching it!

More about all of these subjects in other blogs. Here is what we have taught so far in this series:

Reality 1: God is always at work around you.

Reality 2: God pursues a love relationship with you that is real and personal.

Reality 3: God invites you to become involved with Him in His work.

And now we are ready to learn Reality 4 which is called 'God's Ways of Speaking to You as a Couple'.  That He speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer time, circumstances and His Church to reveal Himself, His purposes and His ways. It teaches couples how to have devotional time together and to share spiritually with each other.

It's going to be a great class - can't wait to teach it!