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Last post from The Pursuit of God... Let us say it again: the Universal Presence is a fact. God is here. The whole universe is alive with his life. And he is no strange or foreign God, but the familiar Father of our Lord Jesus Christ whose love has for these thousands of years enfolded the sinful race of man. And always he is trying to get our attention, to reveal Himself to us, to communicate with us. We have within us the ability to know Him if we will but respond to His overtures. (And this we call pursuing God!) We will know Him in increasing degree as our receptivity becomes more perfect by faith and love and practice. Wednesday evening we were heading to church after a long and eventful day. I was feeling a bit foul and irritated. Driving the van, Hubby gave a sigh. I sighed at the same moment. Then I said, "This presence of God thing isn't working so well today." Then I remembered that Brother Lawrence also said that when he felt himself leaving the presence of God he would just simply turn back toward God, without guilt. And so I did as well. Perhaps that is why we call it the pursuit of God. Yes, He is pursuing us, but we so often turn and head the opposite direction. When we realize we are going the wrong way, then we turn to God and pursue Him. And we don't even have to be long distance runners. He is right there! Yay 50 yard dash!! Tomorrow is the Sock Hop. Our homeschool group put one on last year, and we had ever so much fun. This year I am in charge of putting it together along with another woman. That basically means that all day tomorrow will be decorating, cooking, cleaning, dancing, cleaning again, and undecorating. The middle part sounds fun. I will try to get some pictures. We will have a hula hoop contest, limbo contest, bubble gum blowing contest, and dance contest. There will also be cheeseburgers and little glass bottles of Coke for sale. We are really looking forward to it. Once the Hop is over, we prepare for our trip to DC with 4H. So although I would like to say I will be better about writing on the old blog, I can't promise anything. Just want to let everyone know that we are fine down here, and the weather is starting to change. However, I believe it is still nicer than WV, though, if you want to come and visit. Love you all!