Recently someone gave me a little something that I thought you  might enjoy.  It is entitled:

"All I Really Need To Know I Learned From Noah's Ark"

• Don't miss the boat.
• Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.
• Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
• Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big.
• Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.
• Build your future on high ground.
• For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Speed isn't always an advantage...the snails were on board with the cheetahs.
• When you're stressed, float awhile.
• Remember that the ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic was built by professionals!
• Remember that woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than the storm outside.
• No matter the storm, when God is with you, there's a rainbow waiting!

This morning I will preach a message entitled "40 Years."   This milestone birthday that I will have on Tuesday I enter with no depression or woe.  I am where I am in life strictly by the grace of God, which is true for each of us.  God has allowed me to do so many wonderful things in life.  May I also say that there are so many other things I can't wait to do.  May I personally thank some loved ones:

• My wife April
• My children - Carissa, Autumn, and Boaz
• My parents
• My church

God truly has been good in my life.