Thirty-three years ago Lois Homontowski became for me the bride she still is. Praise God for these wonderful years!!! Thank you to Ted & Doris Homontowski and Karl & Mary Jane Blaha our parents. Also thank you Daniel Blaha, Raymond Paul, Jim Brahman, Darrell Vance, Kathy Moeri Homontowski, Andrea Shattuck Gill, Terri …Horton Short, Janet Oliver Short. God bless all of you.

I would also like to thank Leah Howell from Shepherd’s Home, Teddy Homontowski, Bruce Homontowski, and Len Blaha for being a part of our wedding. Also for Ruth Blaha Blair, Ken Hettinga and his daughter Brenda Hettinga for music. And to Richard Reece …the officiating Pastor at First Baptist Church in Pound, WI at the time. Also, the family Bible he gave us that helped us with that wonderful verse, Godliness with contentment is great pain. (That is how it was printed, honest.)

For the first time in I don’t know how long I really longed to go swimming in a lake. Just take off right now and take the whole family swimming. Enjoy the goodness of a picnic at that lake. Though I thought of Lake Greenwood I prefer the lakes I swam in when I grew up – Baseline Lake, Sweet Lake, even Eagle Lake or Saddle Lake. Then the cool waters of Lake Michigan or the swimming lake at Northland Missions Camp. A picnic and a swim with hot dogs, chips, and root beer. I thought these thoughts as I took a brief walk at work down a road at nearly 100 degrees in South Carolina in the city of Greenville.

I wonder if that was David’s thought when he longed for the cool waters from the well at Bethlehem when he was running from King Saul. How sacred those waters were to him!!!! How significant the lives of those who risked their lives to get him what he longed for!!!!!

Lois, my wife of thirty-three years one week from today has her birthday today. Happy Birthday Lois. Though I was in much pain yesterday (came home early from work) I was still able to manage sitting long enough to take her to lunch for a pre-birthday meal.

I hear this song almost every day at work as I listen to all music radio using iTunes. This week I just had to find the words to it. As is many times the case the verses state my life before God and the chorus tells what I desire. You may have heard the song or sung it many times, or maybe this is the first time. It is worth reading just to stand before God and see Him.

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Before the mirror of your Word, I stand, O Lord in shame
For there I see my sinful self, my proud and foolish way
Yet in the presence of my God, my state I shall not fear
For robed in Your Own Righteousness, like You I shall appear

By You, O Lord, my thoughts are known, By You my heart is seen
Yet by Your love and sacrifice my soul has been made clean
So now in gratitude I bow, before my Fathers face,
Adorned in robes of righteousness and garments of Your grace

(Chorus-)
May I reflect the glorious light of Your redeeming grace
And radiate the righteousness, of Your most holy face
Until I reach my heavenly Home, and gladly take my place
May I reflect the glorious light of your redeeming grace…
Of your redeeming grace!
-Mac Lynch

On May 31, 2010 the first graduating class from Brashier Middle College Charter High School began their commencement ceremony just after 10:00 AM. Cherith was one of the graduates in that very first graduating class. We are so proud of her.

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Cherith’s senior project was a collection of thirty-six Bible lessons for five year olds that she wrote herself. Each senior had a mentor for their project. Cherith’s was Pastor Ben Ice of Calvary Baptist Church in Simpsonville, SC. The senior project grade was the overall graduating grade. She with sixty-eight others made their passing grades and are now the first graduated class of Brashier Middle College Charter High School. We are thankful for her testimony in the two years she has been at BMCCHS and for the difference she has made. Again, for graduating from BMCCHS we congratulate you.