31 December 2009

Up at 2 a.m.?!? It's going to be a long way to the new year, that's for sure. A good morning of quiet time and prayer. God greatly blessed our family in 2009. There was much to thank him for. We do not follow the Lord because of his blessing, we simply thank him for what he does of his own choice. We will not turn away when hard times come, nor will we complain (hopefully!). God is still God in the difficult times. We will still worship. We follow him because he has changed our heart from a heart of stone to a heart of devotion. In other words we can do nothing else but follow him. We want to do nothing else but follow him.

We will go help Tiffany feed and water the horses this morning, then lunch with Lambertini, then maybe some cross country skiing...or a nap. We shall see. Andy K. and I went cross-country skiing in the dark last night—beautiful, not to mention fun.

Redeeming Black Friday

A day of collective national insanity. Kelly and Andy were off at 4.30 am to hit Walmart, more to experience the insanity than because they were looking for anything specific. Cherie initially planned not to go because she is on call for Jack (Kristen should have the baby any day now). However, by 5.30 am, the pull was too strong, she called Sue and they are off to enjoy standing in lines talking to people and shopping. I just can't get a handle on that.

Cherie says that it is a great day to meet and talk with people (the shared misery of standing in lines) and who knows where the conversation might lead. It is a chance to be an aroma of life to life to strangers. Pretty cool. Redeeming Black Friday. I like that.