Life is interesting :)

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My life seems to go in spurts of activity, does yours? I'm guessing that is a normal thing. Life cycling from calm to chaos and back again.

There has been "inner" chaos. Things I'm not ready to share with the whole world… and thankfully that seems to have settled down for now. And of course there was the "chaos" of the holidays…

We seem to have had a bit of a lull this month. Back to "normal".

But the new year brings the looking forward to coming events. My biggest job of the year. My one project is shining brightly at my face and getting brighter with each coming day. Oh, I love it: Missions Conference! Setting the meeting locations, and getting dinners put together… the fun of ministering to those who minister all the time. Hoping, praying that their week here will be a blessing, an encouragement to them… oh, but it gets a little stressy before its done :)

Then, it seems, the Lord has dropped the creation and implementation of a new ministry into my lap. I don't like to be in charge! I don't want to plan and organize something new, from scratch, from the inside of my mind… even if God put the idea there… I don't want the responsibility! I don't want to lead… but it seems, God has said,"tuff! Do it!". So I will. It's gonna stretch me in several areas, and others, if they dare to come along, may be stretched a little, too. If it works (and if this idea is truly from the Lord, it WILL work), it will be a very special blessing to many people. And I am anxious to see how it works.

Along with all this business in my mind, trying to organize two large-ish projects… we started the winter session of our Ladies Bible Study which this time includes writing the whole book of James and some outreach projects... Wonderful, but more to fill my mind :) We are also starting the large project of turning our guest room into our little girl's room. And we are trying to stay on top of preschool with the kids, my birthday ministry… and I still haven't finished writing thank you cards from Christmas!

Part of me is looking forward to April, but then I think about it… isn't Easter in April? And our anniversary!! May should be quieter… then June brings a birthday that must be celebrated!! Our baby will be 4!!

I guess some roll their eyes, but my summer in the desert always sounds so nice! Not only do my bones get warm and dry, but I get rest. It's quiet at the "Parents" house. I have little responsibility, and when I go to church… I'm "visiting family" and I get to do little more that catch up with friends and warm my spot in the pew! I love it!

I am enjoying the calm of the moment. I love the peaceful quietness of nothing pressing at the moment. But I know it's temporary. Life will get busy again soon. I can see it coming, like the "wall" of smog as you head toward a large city, it's almost easier to see as you're approaching it than it is to see when you are in it…

Could you pray with me, that I keep my focus right? That I remember to let the Lord do the work. That I not stress and worry. That just be a willing tool, useful and eager to do only what He has designed me to do…

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