I often think about who I'd like to meet in heaven (other than Jesus of course). These people come to mind:

Adam & Eve

Abraham

Moses

Isaac (what must he have thought before the angel of the Lord halted his sacrifice?)

Noah

Ruth

Queen Esther

Rahab

Job

Daniel

Mary the mother of Jesus

Mary Magdalene

Joseph

John the Baptist

Peter

John the Apostle

Paul

Fanny Crosby

Helen Keller

John Wesley

Susannah Wesley

George Washington

Todd Beamer

Ronald Reagan

Won't it be a grand time? But there's one man, in particular, who I really look forward to meeting - David. Can you imagine being called "a man after God's own heart"? What kind of man was he to be singled out by God Almighty in such a special way? The Psalms of David give us some insight into exactly what he was about. His love for God was so evident in his poetry. How it must have thrilled the LORD to hear his beautiful psalms and prayers. They were filled with such raw emotion. Psalm 23 is my favorite. But Psalm 42:1 is so lovely. He sounds so heartsick for the LORD:

As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

I look forward to meeting you, David; until then, my soul will pant after thee, O God.

Well, my very first blog post....

I'm utterly exhausted! I just got back from a week at the beach not even 2 weeks ago, so I shouldn't feel so tuckered out. Ugh.

Here are a few pics of our most recent vacation to the NC OBX. As you can see, we visited several lighthouses - Bodie Island Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke, Currituck Beach Lighthouse and a first for us....this year, we ventured down to Cape Lookout. We took a 40-minute ferry from Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island. Then a 2 hr, 15 minute ferry to Cedar Island and another 15-minute ferry (was actually a speedboat ride - LOL) from Cedar Island to Harker's Island where the beautiful Cape Lookout Lighthouse is.