– In the voicemail I mentioned the blackberries that are growing about 30 feet from my front door. It is a reminder of:

Deuteronomy 6

10“And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, 11and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, 12then take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

I remain very aware and thankful to the Lord that I have the blackberries that I did not plant, but can simply harvest for my smoothies. I am also aware that family is even more a gift from the Lord and I remain thankful even in our difficult circumstances. I love you!