So…October 8 came and went, and nothing out of the ordinary happened. Maybe the “good thing” that was supposed to happen is something we don’t know about yet, or maybe it was a call to count our current blessings ~ good things that we may be taking for granted. Admittedly, the “prophecy” sounded like it was something big, new, and exciting, but nothing of the sort really occurred.
Lots of regular “good things” have happened, though.
We did have a safe drive to Cape Cod on Tuesday night. We arrived around 11pm, got a good night’s sleep, and didn’t have to set alarms for early morning wake-ups. We’ve been coming to Cape Cod every October for many years thanks to the generosity of a sweet family in our church. It’s been a good time to take a break after all the craziness of the end-of-summer and fall church activities. When you live in a college town and have a congregation full of students August and September are full speed ahead.
Robert’s back is just about completely healed. His constant pain is almost no more. He’s even been able to run a bit, but not with me on the pavement yet. Hopefully soon. This healing is such a good thing ~ something we’ve prayed for daily since December. And it’s all come about in the last week. We are so grateful.
Important communication happened on the 8th. Maybe even breakthrough communication that has possible benefits for everyone involved, granting growth, maturity and freedom. And this was communication with several different folks about several different things ~ hard, burdensome things, and wonderful, celebratory things.
The beach is always a good thing ~ especially the beach on a sunny, blue sky day. We took a walk in the sun and wind and enjoyed the refreshment that comes with being out of your usual surroundings and away from your usual responsibilities. Shoes off, sand between your toes, sunshine on your face. Good things.
This week is an “off” week for Classical Conversations and homeschooling and that’s a good thing for Cooper and Kayla ~ and me. They put in a lot of hard work during the week to meet deadlines and complete assignments, so it’s nice for them to have a bit of an academic and mental vacation. It also happens to be fall break for my seminary, and while it’s nice to have a reprieve from a heavy reading load and weekly quizzes, I do have a mid-term exam next week and a research paper due at the end of the month. It’s okay though. I really love what I’m studying and researching. Good things.
Thursday morning, before we went to the beach, I went for a long run. Running is such a good thing for me. It’s a gift to have health and strength, to be outside in a beautiful place, and to have time to think and pray. I’ve also been memorizing Romans on my runs. Amazing how memorizing it and therefore meditating on it can be so different than just reading it. It feels like I understand it so much better. I read Hebrews 9 and 10 before my run. I love Hebrews ~ maybe more than Romans, I don’t know. And what I read this morning is relevant to my research paper. Wow. Good, good things.
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| I didn’t realize how close I was to the beach at the mid-point of my run! |
Speaking of running, I received the gift of new running shoes while here at the Cape. Church Planter Catalyst (Robert’s new 2nd job) wives were each given a $100 gift card recently. I knew exactly what I would buy. My old running shoes had over 1300 miles on them, and so it was time.(Actually, it’s time at 500 miles, so this was overdue.) The local Sports Authority had just my size and brand. This morning’s 8 mile run felt especially good in these new Asics, and they are perfectly timed with the training I’ll be doing in the next couple of weeks for a half-marathon with my friend Betsy.
We’re missing Kory on this trip, but here’s a throw-back to 2008 when all five of us were here, and we played a fun round of miniature golf. We did talk to him on Wednesday night. He was super-exhausted and super-excited all at the same time with things join on at school.
Tuesday night he interviewed Ian McCaw, the Athletic Director at Baylor, in front of a crowd of 300 students in the Lead Living-Learning Community. His day leading up to the evening event was completely chaotic, and he sent out a desperate plea for prayers via text early in the day. We prayed for him and for the event, and it ended up going well ~ all of it. Good things.
So, lots of good things this week. Not of the prophetic dream sort, but still our life is often overflowing with good things that I never stop and acknowledge.
We still have three more days at the Cape, and it’s good to be away. When we return home, life will be very full and fast-paced. It will be so good, but so busy. For now…we’re soaking up the good rest and good times with each other.
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Did the Minuteman Mascot make an appearance during the interview?? (Snoopy MI reporter, ex-Amherst res. just had to ask 🙂
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Haha! No, I don't think the Minuteman appeared, but Ian did tell the crowd that his family came to know ours while he was in Amherst. And he also told the students that the best example of leadership was Jesus. Hurray!