Cleaning the cars

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Spring must truly be here.  Not only are there motorcycles on the streets, but we are vacuuming, washing and shining up the inside of our cars. 

During the warmer days of winter we washed the car.  But on the inside, snow and sand and dirt accumulated over time — dragged in by boots and shoes.  Small stones had begun to take the place of the gray carpet.

Time to take action. 

Of course, I had asked Jill if she had anything for me to do on my day off.  “Let’s clean the cars!”   After a long and tiring day on Sunday, that sounded like a nice reprieve.

Which proves my predilection (love that word!) to clean, organizing and sorting things.  My wife says I’m OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) that way.  I go into a grocery store and start to rearrange shelves!

Once the cars were cleaned, I vacuumed the garage floor and took a few pieces of garbage out to the town dump.

All in all a good day!!

Unto the next, Part #2

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Well, Friday proved a enjoyably busy as Thursday!

I started with a 7:00 am men’s small group, then another meeting at 8:30, preparation for a memorial service, practice with a quartet, memorial service, supper and a youth meeting with video games and devotional.

This was a day that was refreshing.  16 hours of constant activity.  Perhaps its the idea that something is getting accomplished.  Perhaps the activity itself keeps the body going.  Or perhaps God is in it all and wants to just encourage me!

Perhaps it’s all the above!

Unto the next!

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Just one of those days.  Rested for around 25 minutes.  The rest of the day has been leapfrogging from one thing to the next.  From funerals to funeral preparations.  Sermons to prepare and administration to achieve.  A late lunch soup and an evening mushroom soup (prepared more like a stew).  Morning granola and now an evening apple juice.

Finally, an evening call to my wife.  She’ll be home tomorrow, and I’ll appreciate her return!

University president speaks

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We’re in a tough place, but we’re in a good position to see it through.

Those are the words I heard in a news broadcast this evening.  Attributed to the University of Saskatchewan president.  Regarding such minor things as finances, etc.

I’ve been thinking that’s not a bad Christian position to take.  Our opponent figures he has us up against the wall.  And some circumstances would appear to be that way.  Finances are tough, job situations are intolerable, health is precarious, relationships are fragile, church circumstances test our faith.

But, we are in a good position to see it through. 

I’m still working on the picture of a God of the universe expansively waving his hand.  He slices delicately through whole galaxies.  His breath blows gently upon one tiny speck of dust called earth.  The curls of the breeze land next to us and somehow lift us up into the heavens so that we see with a greater awareness who God is and what He can do.  That’s  a good position in which to see “it” through.

May God lift you on His breath, His Spirit, to see that you are more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ.

Oh, and if you’re not on the wind with Jesus, consider that He is the one that can take a tough place and turn it into a good position to see the world the way He sees it!  Let the breeze of Jesus fill your sails!