Moving
from one home to another is a daunting task, even if you are young and
energetic. Add a few years and an aging body and it can be almost impossible.
This is when we rely on our friends and family for help, advice and back
breaking labor. Even so, it seems that the more boxes we pack the more stuff
there is to pack.
I always donate
everything that is not absolutely necessary for my survival and enjoyment to a
charity thrift store to prevent me from having to pack it.
On my
most recent move the only things I could part with were four plastic pitchers
and some old Tupperware. With all of the advice out there about plastics
contributing to cancer in people, I bought glass instead. I would much rather
be safe than sorry. I always pack all of my glass very carefully in mounds of
towels and extra cardboard.
I did
that with everything over a four month period; and yet, there was still occasion
to take box after empty box back over to the former home to fill it up with
even more “stuff!” I suppose pet supplies, gardening tools, along with the fact
that I buy everything from medication to toiletries and cleaning supplies in
bulk, had a great deal to do with that.
But, in
the end, the job is complete, there is a new place for everything and
everything is in its place. All is well with the world and I am back in my
comfort zone. However, even when life settles down, there is always a hint of unrest in my soul, because my true home is in Heaven and my spirit so longs to go there, even now.
Prayer:
Father
God, we thank You for giving citizenship in Heaven to anyone willing to humble
their pride and submit their rebellion to you. You really do know so much more
about how to succeed in this life than we do and your ways are always so much
more perfect than our longest thought out plans. Remind us to seek You first in
everything we do and say (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Thought for
the Day:
Living in
the Will of God is the happiest place on earth.
