This little bit of a blurb will just be
that…. A little bit of a blurb!
Just coming off a fantastic ten day
celebration of an eight day feast, getting in the groove has been a
challenge at best.
On this past Tuesday, I managed to
remove my tent from the Shul property. No big deal… yes it is! My
tent only takes five minutes to put up and five minutes to take down.
Where have I been?
Having a ball! Yes, I have been
keeping a promise I made when I was laid up and unable to lend a
hand. Now, because I make myself so readily available, I have to
actually say, I don’t have time right now….got XYZ to do!
I won’t go on to tell you what a
fantastic, Spirit filled feast we had! For those who were here, it
would be redundant; for those who were unable to be here, I
apologize. It was GREAT!
My position, for most of my adult life,
has been to challenge and ascertain the net gain of all proposals
placed before me. Since Oct last year through Sept of this year, I
have been able to enjoy the feeling of being busy while not being
able to run and play. During this ‘down time’ it was brought to
my attention that I negate or refuse most offers, proposals and
requests that come before me. This is probably true. I only
question those kinds’ of acts because of a history demanding of a
few targets: How much, how many, what for??? So, if someone
proposed anything, I mean anything at all, my mental silent drill was
how much will it cost, how many will benefit and what are we really
doing this for?
What this leads to is, I am on a
program to say “yes” more than I say “no”. Can you even
begin to imagine what the outcome will be? I couldn’t imagine it
or I would have kept my mouth shut. Remember, make no oath unless
you are prepared to cut off your arm should you think about changing
your mind!
Where in the world is this going? In a
nut shell; if you were at Sukkot with us, you met Gila…the sweet
little dog that was afraid of her shadow. Gila now has a brother.
Because of many reasons, but especially because I am practicing
saying “Yes”
In a nutshell (from a nut job)
Yocheved called, texted the pix and through the digital love, we then
redeemed a little puppy that needed love and nutrition. So, today
Jett (Jethro) is alive and driving us nuts. Beautiful mixed terrier.
Looks like a “mutt” on the Chinese side … but that’s only
because I saw a picture of one just the other day.
Let me simplify this little jewel and
tell each and everyone of you; I truly love and respect and admire
you all. This Sukkot was a joy. Our Father put my legs and feet
back to an operational position just a couple of weeks before we had
to begin the preparations. He managed somehow to make me capable of
doing that which I love doing – serving you and thus, serving
Him and His Beloved. There were moments when I was just
amazed and tears entered my eyes from the joy of knowing that He let
me do what I love to do. It was one year ago, almost to the
week, that I lost all capability to function in an upright and fast
paced environment. No, I won’t go into the details any longer. A
person can wring the rag so much and squeeze all the water out, but
it still remains damp! I have been rung and I am still damp. For
this, I feel blessed.
Please come again and visit, stay,
camp, homestead, build, move in, fortify and etc. our surroundings.
Our Father in Heaven has taught me to say “Yes” when normally I
would say “Why?” He has taught me beyond any shadow of doubt,
trust in Him requires more than saying I trust in Him. Faith in Him
requires more than just saying I have faith. To be on His side, we
must be willing to put our foot in the water. Not to challenge "will He part the sea?" but to show Him, we know in our hearts the seas part
because He loves us.
Shalom for now and please accept this
short note: I have been so busy saying “Yes” to a little dog that
was headed for the chambers, I just can’t seem to stop loving on
him or Him.
Love you all,
Pinchas,
a/k/a Frankly
speaking all the time.
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