Life is good...because God is great! These past few days I've been at home, a welcome change after the hustle and bustle of Day Camp. By the way, Day Camp went very smoothly. It couldn't have been better! God's hand was evident.
So, just being at home, I haven't been doing anything large and impressive. But I'm okay with that! I've been enjoying the little everyday moments:
Sitting with my brother on the porch at sunset, washing fresh basil leaves from my garden, while he strums on his guitar. Hanging my damp laundry in the sunshine to dry, and bringing it in again smelling summertime sweet. Doing algebra (really, I don't detest math like I used to!) Washing dishes by hand, reading good books--the Bible and Pride and Prejudice. Cooking and gardening--I'm waiting for my tomatoes to turn red! I've been taking lots of pictures and sitting outside in the grass or on the swing, pondering life and talking with God. I've been singing over the dishes, and the laundry, and the housework, and I've been reading God's Word. Learning, growing, drawing near.
I don't always enjoy being home as much as I do today. But I'm so happy to be here now, because God is with me. He is so faithful to draw me ever nearer. I'm continually amazed by the vastness of God's love and the immensity of the sacrifice he made for me. "As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to His children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him." (from Psalm 103)
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"I don't always enjoy being home as much as I do today. But I'm so happy to be here now, because God is with me..."
I identify with that statement! I often feel that way. You're right, God is good...whether you're "at home or absent..."
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