One Month. Un Mes.

Hummus.  That is one thing that I completely forgot about while I was in the DR.  Hummus is GOOD.   I have been loving to eat hummus and Turkey Hill chocolate ice cream and fresh asparagus.   The good news is:  May is a perfect time to be in Chester County Pennsylvania.    April was too cold and rainy for me....but May is glorious.  

I am enjoying meeting up with family and friends and hanging in the home church and driving down back roads checking out the spring blooms in all their glory.   Oh, and how cool is it to watch the Phightin Phils in person or on local tv!   BUT I am dreaming of the mangos and chinola and habichuelas that are awaiting me in the DR too.   And here is how the journey back is looking....

I remain in the quest to rent my house.  Rough going, actually.  I have the most fantabulous tenants in the world currently and they will be tough to top.   So prayers in this direction would be appreciated.  And....if any of you know folks who would like to rent an old house (built in 1865) with LOTS of cool character in C-Vegas, PA- send me the info!  

On the fundraising front... onward we go.  I think I am almost halfway there and have heard affirmations with this which makes me feel better.   For those of you interested in supporting me financially,  Solid Rock is waiting to hear from you!   It's easy-peasy via their website www.solidrockmissions.org using the Donate key.  Or they are available via phone to answer questions or set up stuff for you at 419-956- 4077.  If you need more information on my goals and aspirations, check out my last blog post!

With all my intense planning and plotting and to-do lists, I literally laughed when I read my Jesus Calling on Friday.

"Do not search for security in the world you inhabit.  You tend to make mental checklists of things you need to do in order to gain control of your life.  If only you could check everything off your list, you could relax and be at peace.  But the more you work to accomplish that goal, the more things crop up on your list.  The harder you try, the more frustrated you become.  

There is a better way to find security in this life.  Instead of scrutinizing your checklist, focus your attention on My Presence with you.  This continual contact with Me will keep you in my Peace.  Moreover, I will help you sort out what is important and what is not, what needs to be done now and what does not.   Fix your eyes not on what is seen (your circumstances) but on what is unseen (My Presence). " (Isa 26:3 and 2 Cor 4:18)


Haha.  Anyone else challenged here with me?  I LOVE my checklists!   So, for now- I'm gonna head out for a little bit, maybe check out my mom's flowers, buy some asparagus,  or watch the neighbors mow some hay with their horses.   I think I'm gonna soak in some Presence!

Bendiciones
nik

It was kinda chilly at the Bank...but it was awesome!  I love the Phillies!  Even tho they lost....

And I did get some hair chopped off...but not in a failure-to-cope-just-do-something-way.  It was just TIME.  :)

AHHHH this is what is waiting for me in the DR!  Mangos!  Que no daria yo por comer mangos!