204 - "Seek The Welfare of Others and Speak Peace to Them" Esterh 8-9; Acts 18

You know, some of us will be known by many, some of us will be known by a few. Some in palaces, still remembering where we came from---a gatekeeper. Some in huts, still longing for dry and safe land. God will place us in notoriety or obscurity. Yet, it's not the locality that sets us free. Esther 10:2 And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? Whether God has graced us with an audience of one or one thousand, our mission is the same. Mordecai sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people. May we seek the welfare of our family foremost and friends. And above all, may we speak peace. 

PHOTO: Besides my four kids and their families, this is the family I have left on this Earth I get to see. 

Just spent the week with them. They are kind and fun and generous and so accepting. I hope with all my heart that I spoke peace to them --- they so deserve it. They have reached deep to always include me and Bob and our kids in their family circle every birth, every holiday, every celebration. Known and loved.