Hello to all...it has been such a long time and SO much has happened
since I was last able to write. We have had several guests, which was
a lot of fun... AND we got our shipment... FINALLY! WOOHOO!
The clinic is also underway now and we have plans to open it in
September. However, it is going to be tight because, as we were about
to start moving in, we discovered that the floor under the exam room
was hollow... yes, our friends and constant companions, the termites,
have struck again. Sooooo, now we are breaking up the floor and
digging down to where there are no termites...pouring bug-killer in the
space, putting down SALT (of all things)...and then refilling the space
with rocks and then cement. Oh well... sigh.... we wouldn't want things to be BORING now would we? :)
Anyway, I was thinking the other day about the 12 men who spied out Cannan land. I was teaching my kids the song I learned as a child...
12 men spied out Cannan land, 10 were bad and 2 were good.
And what did they see in Cannan's land, 10 were bad and 2 were good.
Some saw giants big and strong, some saw grapes in clusters long,
Some saw God was in it all...
10 were bad and 2 were good.
Such a simple song...
And then it struck me...
WE are like that! Whenever some new adventure comes along, there are generally 3 responses to it: 1 - We see the "grapes in clusters long" - the benefits that we can experience and the opportunities... not necessarily bad per se... but somewhat "self-focused".
2 - We see "giants strong" - those things that could go wrong...the dangers... the risks... the what-if's...
Now,
I tend to be... I must confess... a "what-if-er"...
big fan of the safe side...
always wanting to prepare for "just-in-case"....
Yet, here I am... in the land of the giants (or termites, whichever) and I want to fall into the third category...
I want to be one of the ones who "SAW GOD WAS IN IT ALL". There are not very many who fall into that category, but I am striving for membership in that club. HE is in it all, we just so often fail to notice.
SO, even when my heart fails a little at the thought of spending three weeks here with just me and the kids and no one else ( Roy is in the States to see his mom, who is preparing to move to her cancer-free mansion. Dad and Clare are back in the States as well.) and even though my heart sunk at the discovery of the termites... I CHOOSE not to be daunted. God is in it ALL! Blessings are hidden like buried treasure in the things that look like problems...it is all a matter of perspective!
Be a treasure hunter with me today... it is easier if you know you can work with a friend! :)
I still wonder why none of the 12 men mentioned anything about termites...
Anyway, I was thinking the other day about the 12 men who spied out Cannan land. I was teaching my kids the song I learned as a child...
12 men spied out Cannan land, 10 were bad and 2 were good.
And what did they see in Cannan's land, 10 were bad and 2 were good.
Some saw giants big and strong, some saw grapes in clusters long,
Some saw God was in it all...
10 were bad and 2 were good.
Such a simple song...
And then it struck me...
WE are like that! Whenever some new adventure comes along, there are generally 3 responses to it: 1 - We see the "grapes in clusters long" - the benefits that we can experience and the opportunities... not necessarily bad per se... but somewhat "self-focused".
2 - We see "giants strong" - those things that could go wrong...the dangers... the risks... the what-if's...
Now,
I tend to be... I must confess... a "what-if-er"...
big fan of the safe side...
always wanting to prepare for "just-in-case"....
Yet, here I am... in the land of the giants (or termites, whichever) and I want to fall into the third category...
I want to be one of the ones who "SAW GOD WAS IN IT ALL". There are not very many who fall into that category, but I am striving for membership in that club. HE is in it all, we just so often fail to notice.
SO, even when my heart fails a little at the thought of spending three weeks here with just me and the kids and no one else ( Roy is in the States to see his mom, who is preparing to move to her cancer-free mansion. Dad and Clare are back in the States as well.) and even though my heart sunk at the discovery of the termites... I CHOOSE not to be daunted. God is in it ALL! Blessings are hidden like buried treasure in the things that look like problems...it is all a matter of perspective!
Be a treasure hunter with me today... it is easier if you know you can work with a friend! :)
I still wonder why none of the 12 men mentioned anything about termites...
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