It’s about time

Here’s a recap of my life lately, a few things have ‘lessons learned’ mixed in. It’s not too interesting, but I have been enjoying life. Maybe something here will encourage you, i certainly am not trying to impress you. Hehe

God’s timing is perfect. Last week Mohan and I embarked on a journey to minnesota, where my family considers home. My grandfather passed away, and on my dad’s side my grandmother went into the hospital. We packed up the car and tied up as many loose ends as possible and headed out there. On the way, the call came that grandma wouldn’t be with us much longer. We were prepared for the worst, but in fact God had something else in mind. In hindsight, I feel as though God was preparing me for this for quite some time. The past months and even the past year has been an amazing journey of transitions, change, new things and more time than usual with family. I confess, family has not always been a priority to me, and I can see how God has been changing my heart, challenging me to love them and reach out to them. I have enjoyed conversations, visits and participating more in family this year. I have also been praying for my family for many different needs. All of this was preparation for a tiring, but valuable visit last week. We spent hours in the hospital with grandma, two of my brothers and 2 aunts traveled from out of state, we ate together, worked outside on the farm, played with the niece and nephew, traveled up north for grandpa’s funeral and spent more time with the other side of the family, ate cheese curds (had to add that in), and drove a lot. There were so many people praying for us, and we felt it. It’s amazing to be part of a family. What seems like such a sad moment in our lives – God used it for a purpose. We were able to see so many of our family that we don’t normally see. A good number of them Mo had never even met! We spent quality time with our immediate family and specifically with grandma and grandpa, by the way grandma made it through and is still with us!

I am definitely happy to be “home” in Michigan. It’s funny, somewhere in the past few months i’ve begun referring to here as home :) I like it. I absolutely love the wonderful Real Church team and there are so many amazing things on the horizon. I am looking forward to some new adventures, and working harder on some of the projects and endeavors I’ve had on my radar. Xmin is around the corner. Lots of prayer and preparation is going into this. It’s always good to go away, I feel a renewed passion for life and the things I return to, not to mention I appreciate “our home” more every time I leave.

We planted a container garden on our balcony a couple of weeks ago. Right now we have a variety of tomatoes, peppers, onions, herbs and some flowers. We purchased those Aqua Globes to keep them watered while we were away, we’re not really sure if they work, but the vegetables and herbs look good. I can’t wait to use some fresh herbs in the kitchen! And I can’t wait to see if the tomatoes are actually purple!

I met Herschel the other day. He is so cute :) thanks Netta for your time and for sharing your life with me!

~ by freddieisnice on June 2, 2009.