Steve Sikes Blog  

Blessings: During the last two weeks of August, I safely traveled 3300 miles – from New Jersey to Kansas City to York, Nebraska, to Springfield, MO and back.  I definitely had a lot of time alone in my Dodge truck to think, to pray, to listen to westerns on tape, to be quiet before the Lord.

Blessings: I got to spend quality time with two of my sons and their families, two grandchildren (one grandson I had never seen before), and a 2 and ½ day visit with Dad and Mom, whom I hadn’t seen since May, 2007.  Blessings upon blessings!

Patti stayed home with Jessica and finished up her summer school grading for Rowan University and also prepared for her upcoming fall semester of teaching – both at Rowan and our children’s Bible program.  I missed my wife and daughter greatly, but was blessed with a much-needed break to head west and see more of my family.

Two things that were made clear to me again this trip:
1. How blessed I am to be a part of a congregation of God’s people who love God and love one another and show it!
2. How blessed I am to have parents who love God, love His people, love their 13 kids and 80 grandkids and great-grandkids – and show it!

One of Psalms’ fifteen “Pilgrim Songs” or road songs is Psalm 128.
“All you who fear GOD, how blessed you are!
  How happily you walk on His smooth straight road… 

Your wife will bear children…
  Stand in awe of God’s Yes.
    Oh, how He blesses the one who fears GOD!

Enjoy your grandchildren… Peace (Shalom)…!”  (The MESSAGE)

My road trip west found me counting my blessings – from New Jersey to Nebraska and back home again! 

God is good!  Mr. Steve