“Celebrate"
~To bless or
praise something or someone that is loved~
2013 was the year for the Bollinger family to celebrate! Each
event that we celebrated was our opportunity to bless and praise the Lord Jesus
Christ because of the people we love. Without Him, we are nothing
and we can do nothing. With Him, He is the
personification of love.
March 13th marked the day we celebrated as God
blessed us with our first grandchild, Caleb Elias, born to Nathan and Katie. No
words can adequately express what this precious baby means to us. Oh, my, do we
ever love holding him, rocking him, tickling him––Yes, he's won our hearts!
We praise God for his life and we desire to do all we can to be grandparents
who point him to Christ in all things, as his mommy and daddy do. We LOVE him!
April 14th marked the day we celebrated Jimmy
officially becoming a “full-fledged senior citizen." His steady nature and
love for his Savior has made him a man who has brought harmony to our home and
blessed all those whom he works with professionally and as a friend through
serving others. We LOVE him! (The 65th Birthday Tribute: http://www.cnook.blogspot.com/2013_04_01_archive.html)
October 4th marked the day Jimmy's parents, Jim
and June, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. With
63 family members in the Bollinger Clan, 42 of us, as well as 30+ extended
family and friends, we were able to come and enjoy this memorable weekend
celebration of Mom and Dad's marriage. They enjoyed every minute of it! We LOVE
them!
December 24th marked the day we celebrated
Chiree’s 30th birthday. Watching how the Lord has worked
through her life gives us joy beyond measure. It was a special celebration at
the Arkansas prison with the inmates and co-laborers, Stacey Smith, and Nancy
Leigh DeMoss, whom she has had ministry with for the past eight years. We LOVE
her!
(The 30th Birthday Tribute: http://cnook.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html)
May 2014 be a year that we each accept challenges that help us
know God more and make Him known. Here are a few of our personal
challenges:
~ That
we would be "ministers of reconciliation"–whether that is by
showing others the way of reconciliation to God by faith alone in Christ for
the forgiveness of sins, or whether that is by bringing others to be reconciled
to each other through forgiveness
~
That the "quality of hearing" the Word of God would be so keen
that we could recall chapter and verse that applies to each life situation we
face–whether that situation is something easy or something difficult
~
That we would daily be "progressing in truth"–whether that be
by applying whatever God is teaching us, or whether that be by teaching others
truths we are learning
We always love hearing from you–about your families, your
experiences, your joys, your heartaches, your prayer requests. E-mails, phone
calls, and visits all mean so much to us because you are
a blessing to our lives!
