A picture of new life

 Here is how we spent our time of Thanksgiving: celebrating eldest son's decision to show what the Lord has done in his heart.  For us, this is a picture of saving grace, a physical reminder of how we are redeemed.

As eldest son said, "Jesus died on the cross for me and rose again so that my heart can be cleaned; and I do this to show that my heart is clean and I can follow God and be with God in heaven one day."

 It was so beautiful and beyond my ability to describe...

but then that's what saving grace is.