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Stay Together,,, Be Together

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Just an observation here taken from personal experience and living decades with Expats away from home.

We leave our homes and families to take jobs far away to make money (chasing money) hoping/wanting to give our families a better life. This seems like a noble cause for sure. After all that is what we are suppose to do,,, provide for our families to make life better for them. Well be aware that there are a lot of pit falls and temptations with this life style that, a lot of times, ends up just the opposite of what we originally planned.

There is an old saying “Time heals All” well I would like to add that “Time Deadens All” Long absences from your family will eventually have a detrimental  effect, especially if you are going to a Target Rich Environment. (Lots of Temptation Surrounding You) What started as a noble cause to save or improve the family,,, lots of times results in a loss of family.

What can you do if you have to proceed down this path apart ??? Well I think the first thing is to pray about it, and wait for the answer,,, not the answer you may may want,,, but the answer. Of course you have to believe for that to work. The next thing is to stay in contact,,, communicate with your loved ones. I have noted that there is always a slowing of the communication process if you are getting sucked into some temptation.

But the best way to help avoid this trap,,, is to stay together !!! Take your family with you if you have to go,,, it may not be the easiest way,,, but it is, for sure, the best way. This is why I now firmly believe that if you want to “Stay Together” you have to “Be Together” !!

Let’s Make a Deal

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I sent out invitations to old friends to check out this site – I have received some positive feedback, which is always a wonderful uplift- I received and email from one special friend that I have lost touch with over the years- Not his doing but mine- I have not been good about staying in touch, but that is another story- Anyhow he wrote me that he was glad I was still alive and kicking and stated he was comfortable with his feeling on death and the hereafter- A little back ground here- Dave is one of those rare guys that has uncommon common sense- He has stopped me from making some bad decisions a few times in the past by injecting some good ole common sense- He has always amazed me with that- Well, he applied some here and it hit the nail right on the head- He said he thought it was great that I was comfortable with my beliefs and let’s make a deal,,,, I won’t judge you if you don’t judge me ,,,, Think about that for a minute- From a biblical point of view, that is exactly what the bible tells us- We are the witness, we plant the seed and then like the farmer, we go on about our business- We are not to judge,,,, after all, how can we judge- Can any of us see or know a person’s heart or deep down feeling and thoughts,,, I don’t think so- We only plant the seed in love and then let the Holy Spirit take it from there,,, but we are not to judge,,, judgement is to be left to God as he is the only one that knows the true person- Dave has amazed me again !!!

Steps

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Think of Life as a set of stairs leading to heaven,,, each step has its trials and rewards. You have to pass through them all to get to the next step. You have to have the Lords help to continue up,,, without the Lord, you will think you are going up,,, but you are actually going down ???