It's been a little hectic around here lately. With my father-in-law's and uncle-in-law's huge help we were able to get a second bathroom built and functioning. It was a great time and those two put in a LOT of overtime. It's so cool to now have two john's.
With Spring in full swing there is a lot of work to do in our new yard. Grass to plant, rocks to move, flower beds and a garden to dig and lots of junk to load up and either sell or send to the dump. Great times, and loads of fun. Our yard is so huge and I'm so looking forward to tackling it and seeing how it's going to look in like, August.
We're planning to go to Calgary for the long weekend and see some friends, which will be great. We are hoping to leave the girls in Swift at my in-laws place and the two of us heading up.
Lastly, there is the studying. Man, I have been procrastinating SO hard on this. Part of my probation as an adjuster at work required me to sign up for and Insurance Institute course called "Principles and Practice of Insurance". I wish I could say it was interesting. Okay, maybe some of it is but, man, is it hard to be motivated. I write the exam on July 6 and have finally broken down and began reading the material. It's tough! It's going to be a pretty busy few months and I'm looking forward to it being July 7.
So that's it. My life and all its busyness. No big shakes. It's all good.
We have not been attending a church since my last post. I read the one comment from Dustin and really took it to heart. We may end up just going back there. I'm a pretty sad case because I have no desire whatsoever of serving in the church. I feel that I need my life grounded and rooted in Christ before I could even think about serving in the church. Perhaps when this happens I will actually WANT to do this. I have been reading a lot, listening to a lot of sermons from John MacArthur (These are GREAT and he is such a cool guy. He inspires me!), and reading the Word for the Word. What do I mean by this, "the Word for the Word"? Well, I have noticed that when I have read the Word in the past it has been with the attitude of, "Now how can I preach this in a sermon?", or, "I have to make sure I am reading a good translation and not a paraphrase.", or here's the best one, "So-and-so could REALLY stand to read this portion!" I have noticed that I have been reading the Word out of obligation and with wrong motives, not to get to know Jesus Christ. What do these passages mean? What is the Holy Spirit saying? Where do I fit in with all this? I've been reading "The Living Bible paraphrase" and it is so cool! I've been getting to know Jesus again. I've also been getting to see me. Boy, do I need a Savior! I'm so thankful that God the Father has given his Son for me and that He lives in me by His Spirit. I see my arrogance, my pride, and my indifference towards God and other people and I WANT to be changed. I just don't know how, other than to trust and hope that He will do this in me. I even see the attitude in me as I write this that I should try harder to sound more profound. Boy do I need help!
I was out working in the yard today. Plating flowers, digging some flower beds, pruning some trees...all that cool stuff I LOVE to do. I love doing things like this. Planting stuff and shaping things, moving stuff around and seeing how they will turn out. We purchased a couple of flowering crab apple trees and they have begun to do what they do - flower. It looks so cool and the smell is amazing. Seeing life beginning again, new growth spurting, birds chirping everywhere - it just made me stop and thank God for this beauty around me. I heard a science teacher say one time that the bugs and the birds don't see in color but some other kind of spectrum, kinda like black and white. The question was then posed - Why all the color? Amongst the flowers, the birds, the butterflies, the bees, etc? Why all the color if they don't see it? Creation is for OUR enjoyment. This just hit me as I was soaking in the sights and sounds of my yard. The only thing I could say was, "Thank you."
