This
day I am very excited to be writing this blog. In all honesty, my
heart does not scream "write a blog." I really am not fully motivated
to create something that I believe will benefit the reader, but I am
motivated to put to paper the happiness I feel for these past couple
of weeks that have been so challenging that I wonder why I even think
I have something that merits reading from the populace. (If you
check the grammatical and syntax and structure, that last sentence is
soooo wrong!) [Editor's note: You ain't kidding!! =/ ]
In
the last couple of weeks I have spent time with family. We all know
that we spend time with family every Shabbat and with each class and
in all the events; then, there comes a time when we get to enjoy the
true delight of the namesake:
the family that does not really understand or accept where we are in
the Word and why we are here. Let’s not forget; for most of us, we
are as guilty as those that came before us and taught us as truth the
distortions that we now denounce as misguided efforts. Our kindred
are experiencing the same thing.
A
couple of weeks ago my son and grandson, age 14, came to visit for a
few days… it was a time of chatting, learning and gaining insight
where we all are in the spectrum of life. I enjoyed being taught the
latest tech tips to help me learn about the latest technology.
Then, this week, my other son and my two granddaughters came for a
few days visit. The girls are age nine and seven (rounded off of
course) and they are very “nine” and very “seven”. What a
delight. They enjoyed the latest technology in operation that I just
learned from the teenaged technologist only two weeks prior. Yeah!
Laugh out loud! The young will teach the old.
So,
the house is now quiet; the dogs are lost without the stimulus of
being pampered, and resumed their role of pleasing the ‘rents; and
I am blissfully drained.
With
that said; I went back to business as usual and picked up with
“gotta’ get it done” list: the problem of not enough line
pressure in the water; the cabinets have to be moved this week; the
freezer will remain in the room but against the other wall; so take
down three cabinets and find a way to make them part of the new floor
to ceiling closet; get the drains open on both lavatories and do
something with the uneven stones on the walk way; while you are at
it, don’t forget there are only about thirty days to Sukkot
and the community showers must be reworked with new fixtures and CPVC
aside from getting a schedule for maintenance while we are preparing
to leave as soon as Sukkot is over for a long awaited vacation (it’s
been ten years). It doesn’t end. That endless list "guarantees" me life forever
on this planet, but I want to go home!
Yah,
I love this stuff. Thank You for granting me the few days to spend
with my grandchildren and my children. And thank You ever so much in
granting me the privilege to serve You under all circumstances. Your
blessings are beyond measure. I am truly delighted and I will add
this: thank You for providing those who where here when I was unable
to attend for a full year. I wonder how they ever did it all. I am
grateful that they did. Just think, they are still speaking to me
this day. What an awesome family!
Learning
that I can not do it all has been very humbling; Learning that it
all can be done without me humbles me to my knees! Father, thank
You for including me in Your rehearsal for Your Kingdom. I pray to
never ever let You down.
In Y’shua’s mighty and glorious name,
Amein!
Pinchas
aka, Frankly Speaking All The Time
