Wednesday, August 29, 2012

** DAY 5 -- Tiny Speed Bump almost Gone

In five days we will enter the MTC where the world comes to "prepare" for their mission.  We will be one of many.  These are dedicated young and OLD people who want to give their time to helping the Lord build His kingdom.  As I re-read that, I can't help but get emotional.  Five short days, and we will be off.  So many things get in the way of thinking about our mission that it is difficult to feel the joy, the excitement, and the desire to shout from the roof tops.  

If you look at our "world" right now, it is full of things, boxes, clothing-dirty and not.  Each  one of these things has to be put in it's place.  That is the challenge.  Every night it is a challenge to even see our bed, for we use it as a table, a holding place, a location for all clothing, the place to put everything.  It always takes a few hours/minutes to even find the bed, let alone get in it.

The doctor yesterday said that I have a very upset stomach that is reacting to Ibuprofen, or my life saver.  I have taken between 800 and 1600  MG of the stuff for over five years, and now it decides to rebel against it.  The doctor said not to use it any more, or I would get a full blown ulcer, which would limit my activities in the DR.  So I have stopped using that crutch to get along each day.  Without the ability to mask, or minimize the pain of that ruptured disk, it slows me down a bunch, but with some activities, or alternate stuff, I may be able to run and not be weary, etc.  This small speed bump will be overcome and I shall do as I have been called.

One of my sons gave me a blessing the other day, I guess it was Sunday.  Father will honor that blessing and I shall be totally healthy and ready to run by Sunday.  Another miracle happening in my life, taking place right before we leave.  There have been many, too many to count.

I often wonder how many more trips to our "Home Sweet Storage Unit" we will make.  We will need to find a truck to get it all out there, but with only a few more trips, I believe it will suffice.  Bonnie feels good about our stuff being stored out there.  That is good, then we can leave all those antiques, those value things that are nothing more than "STUFF," and those valuables, like my fishing pole, my chess set, my unicorn, etc.

It is sure interesting that really, nothing matters.  Just the life we live, the testimony we have, the service we give, and the way we help build the Kingdom.  Everything else is so worthless in His eyes.  We will be working with the valuable, the things that really count for the next 18 months.


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