Family, Passion & Destiny
![Elijah Olson, my cuddling grandson.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d836f8_c0d625e8e6664552acd81d66234626e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d836f8_c0d625e8e6664552acd81d66234626e9~mv2.jpg)
Today Ray and I are concluding our time of family and ministry in Iowa. It has been a wonderful time "doing life" with our daughter, son-in-love, and grandkids, as well as our home church, Heartland Church.
We began our festivities on Friday night with our 3rd oldest grandson's, Elijah-the cuddling boy, birthday. Beth and Christopher now have three teenager boys in their home and it makes for buying A LOT of groceries. I began Saturday morning meeting with a small group of amazing women in an intimate setting bringing a Kingdom upgrade to their lives. Following that setting, I taught for two and one-half hours in Heartland's ACT (Academy for Cultural Transformation) School. I was asked to teach on leadership, one of my favorite subjects. BTW ... I have two very strong passions in regard to the Kingdom of God. One is NATIONS, and the other is EMPOWERING and EQUIPPING LEADERS! I had an incredible time with these Kingdom minded students. Saturday night I was the guest speaker for Heartland's monthly Regional Service. My message was "DESTINY: Where are the Josephs, Esthers, and Daniels of our day?" We concluded with a DESTINY TUNNEL, declaring and releasing all to step into their DESTINY. I finished up my time of ministry on Sunday morning at Heartland preaching, "What Happens When You're Minding Your Own Business?" It was such a blessing and honor to stand in the pulpit at Heartland. Thank you Dave for such an opportunity!
![Me and my husband, Ray.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d836f8_975ae75f32a946faac364163d7f3771c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/d836f8_975ae75f32a946faac364163d7f3771c~mv2.jpg)