I have had two visitors in the past two weeks. I could barely contain myself. Kristi visited me during Halloween/Reformation Day Weekend and Sarah came in last weekend.
Here are a few highlights:- Graeter's Ice Cream...twice
- watched the movie Luther in honor of Reformation Day
- helped a family from RF move to their new house
- enjoyed outdoors indoors at Bass Pro :)
- carved a pumpkin for the first time
- dinner with the Hendersons in St. Louis
- took Andrea to Target for the first time
- experienced my first IMAX 3-D movie (A Christmas Carol)
- Orphan Sunday Simulcast
- LOTS of laughing...and driving :)
There was a Starbucks in the Bass Pro. Kristi said her two worlds collided.
Mine is the one with the ridiculously long stem. :)
This Sunday marks exactly two months before I leave for South Asia. It also marks the beginning of the last week of classes and one week before my birthday. I am not going home for a full week, as is my custom, for Thanksgiving, so I will be spending my birthday here. :( I will, however, get to go to the RF Thanksgiving dinner. :)
Jesus has been teaching me to live in Today (Hebrews 4:6-7). I have been doing a lot of planning, thinking and dreaming about the future, which I don't guess is bad in itself, but I need to be faithful to what God has in store for me Today. Each day is important and unique and has been designed by Him for a particular purpose. I need to strive to make much of Christ each day and not lose sight of Him in the midst of impending events. Jesus said that each day has its own troubles. He calls me to serve Him in the here and now and not just think about how I can do so in the future. He calls for faithfulness in the little and seemingly ordinary things of life.
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