Today I am at a conference in Fargo, ND...before today, I wanted to complain about our cold winter in Sioux Falls...yikes, compared to Fargo, we have had a heatwave winter. Thanks for that shocking surprise God. To quote the old Scandanavian maxim, "It could be worse."
At the conference there was some wonderful worship time with some very intentional quiet time. I try to spend some quiet time each day with God, but often I don't let things slow down enough to fully experience God's Shalom/Peace...today was different...thanks God for how wonderful it was today to fully experience your presence...I guess it wasn't surprising that it was refreshing, but the ever-newness of your presence always feels like a wonderful surprise or the perfect present from a loved one. Thanks God.
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There is almost nothing I like less than dealing with “money stuff” (translate: paying bills, balancing the check book, taxes, etc.). So today when faced with an entire day of updating the check book and preparing reports and documents for taxes, I was less than excited about the day.
Well, it did turn out to be a long afternoon of “money stuff”, but it was also probably the longest time that my husband and I had spent together with no one else around and no interruptions for a very long time. We turned on some music and tackled the check book, taxes, and bill paying together. My surprise today was how God can take the most mundane and unwelcome everyday tasks and still make them seem like a gift.
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