23 Jul 07 Home Again
It feels awkward not putting on the tool bet this morning to pound a few nails. Reese and I were in Mexico 13 days and you get accustomed to a few things.
Four observations:
1. Seeing friends and fellow workers in the faith, spending time with them and working with them is worth every effort and every peso.
2. Immersing yourself into a different culture and conducting yourself as a servant and not legislator is a healthy thing, an experience that helps shape you.
3. Those of us who go on these trips and invest ourselves come home changed. We like the way we feel after we have spent the time serving others. The joy that fills our heart is difficult to describe and near impossible to measure. We struggle because this will eventually wear off, so we yearn for opportunities closer to home, closer to us to serve again.
4. Absolutely the best time we spent in Mexico was at night, right before sleepy time. Reese and I would read together and pray together. We decided, for some reason that I cannot remember, to work our way through the book of Acts. Must be that ingrained Church of Christ genetics. The interesting thing is I had never read through the book of Acts in the New Century Version. The different translation has caused some themes and ideas to percolate. Interesting stuff.
We came home to an empty house as Beth and Madison left for Florida the day we were driving back. We did get to see each other for about five minutes at a gas station. It worked out that as they were headed south on the five and we were headed north on the five we were within two exits of each other. Certainly a site for sore eyes.
Can you believe the remodeling fairies or carpenter elves did not show up and finish the work on our house? I’m looking for an 800 number to register a complaint. Those of you who did not get to go to Mexico and feel cheated come on over, there’s plenty of work.
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You know I’m gigglling right now, don’t you? Acts, huh? You know that saying about “you can take the girl/boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl/boy” or something like that. Seems it applies to lots of things besides geographical location. I love it!
And no, you can’t enlist help for your house until all of you come to Memphis (there’s an idea) and finish up my patio! Now it has a new problem; roof is leaking like a sieve!
I think that’s awesome spending that kind of time with your son.
We are studying through Acts at Creekside with a new emphasis. We are looking at the “Acts of the Holy Spirit” as opposed to the “book of conversions.” It’s been rewarding to me and I hope to the people listening.
May God bless the fruit of your labors.
Great job Bro and what special times with Reese, reading the Church of Christ Creed, I mean Acts. I can’t think of a better family “vacation” than working, reading Scripture, and praying together.
Florida? Watch out for “flying surfboards.”