Spring Cleaning

Ahhh, it's finally sorta warm. Might snow tomorrow, cause it is Idaho, but today has been a lovely 72 degrees. The slight tan I got in Uganda has suffered greatly this last week and probably won't have a chance to recover due to the forcasted amount of hours scheduled indoors at work. O well, as one friend pointed out, at least I HAD been in the tropics while she was still shoveling snow.....
Anyways, I love spring cleaning. I look forward to it all winter - opening the windows and doors so the fresh air can permeate every corner of the apartment, moving the furniture to vacuum up all the hibernating dust bunnies, even rearranging the closet so the short sleeve shirts are within closer reach (the long johns are still at the forefront cause ya never know til at least July.) I didn't get every thing done, but I did feel satisfied with the day.
However, I hesitated to completely unpack my suitcase from the trip. Yes, I have been home for over a week, but I haven't completely adjusted to being back. I didn't want my time in Uganda to be written in disappearing ink. I wanted the reality of the people and that place to stick with me. Maybe keeping the bag partially packed was a tie to that reality. Nevertheless, the clothes are washed now and I received an email from Grace. (Hehe, I guess washing the dirt out didn't erase as much as I had subconsciously thought it might.) The reality is to stay in the love of God and continue in fellowship. Perfect love casts out fear, so there is no room to be afraid of "losing" what the Lord gave me in Uganda. "For I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day." 2 Tim 1:12

Jet Laggin

Being wide awake at 3am has its advantages. Its a great time to scrub the tub and mop the floor, but it doesn't allow for much motivation the rest of the day. I'm jetting lagging bad. Maybe I can keep my eyes open til 9....

My Backyard

It seems that I have built in nature reserve in my backyard. It has not been uncommon over the past 4 months to look out into the field right behind me and see 150+ geese bedded down. One day I looked out early in the morning and had four hunters and their decoys arrayed in the field. (They packed up at noon without shooting a thing.) And, just last week, I looked out expecting to see geese and there was a huge Bald eagle! The Lord has blessed me so much with little things that delight my heart.

"If a man set out from home on a journey and kept right on going, he would come back to his own front door." - Sir John Mandeville