Unconditional Love

Our trip to the Barton Home was Thursday. It was our last one until August (summer break). It's hard to know who will be there the next time back after a long stretch like that. We've said good-bye to several of our friends there through our 1 and 1/2 years of visiting them. We also have some new friends (see below for Micah's picture with Mary).

This was probably our last time to see Cece at Barton Home 1. She's cutting back on hours and not working Thursdays anymore, except to substitute. She works there and gets our friends ready for us on the days we visit. Thanks Cece - it was wonderful getting to know you!

During this week's Bible study we shared with them about God's unconditional love and some Arthur books. Arthur wasn't crazy about his nose, but in the end he realized he wasn't Arthur without it. God designed us perfectly, we may be made fun of for some of our features, but God loves us unconditionally (no matter what). Micah did an awesome job at reading 1/2 of Psalm 136 ("His love is eternal"). Wow, so God not only loves us unconditionally but eternally. What's better than that?!

Micah's memory verse, Psalm 52:8, continues on ... verse 9 ... "I will always thank you, God, for what you have done; in the presence of your people I will proclaim that you are good."

Our friends at the Barton Homes heard that from us today and each visit.