Good, Clean Fun

I truly enjoy Saturday mornings when I go over to clean at the church. Remember when you were younger and you would have a blast cleaning at your friends' houses? Why was helping with chores and washing dishes so fun at their house and no fun at your house?

Well, actually, I have always liked to clean. If I had been a doctor (I wanted to be one once) I would have gone into surgery rather than internal medicine because, like cleaning, you get instant gratification. You can see the improvement right away.

Anyway, I had a fine time this morning. We had a Small Group workers meeting, then, along with others, I got to clean. Someone said, "We don't want you to get burnt out."  My response was to say it would never happen. Then I remembered how Peter had told Jesus he was willing to die with Him, that he would never leave... then on that very same night Peter denied even knowing Christ. 

So I need to change my attitude from one of bold confidence in myself to one of humble reliance on the Master. He's building a mansion for me in Glory, and I love cleaning His house down here... and I pray I will never get burned out on Him. Meanwhile, I'll go one day at a time.

I did some major grocery shopping today. We were out of almost everything! Foolishly, though, I went without my vibrating timer (to keep me focused) and my list. I had made a list, and one day I will see that list again, but today was not the day. So we have lots of onions, potatoes and various other things we already had while many things we needed went unbought. 

But we only live a mile from Publix. It's not 85 miles to the supermarket like it used to be in Colorado, so if I need to go back it isn't a big deal. The only problem with making another grocery run is that I always end up buying more than I went for. In Colorado, I made do with whatever made it home from town with me. I did some really creative cooking in those days.

I have some great news. Our granddaughter who lives in Japan has a cool new job and her employer is sending her to the Orlando area for a conference! So, last month daughter Kim and baby Peyton were in Florida, this month daughter Crystal is coming and next month Tia will be here. It seems that Orlando is a great place to live if you want your busy family members from far away to perhaps get to visit free of charge.

Tomorrow is church, yay!