Some thoughts, lessons, and/or reflections from the day:
- The overnight snowfall was very light so there wasn’t a lot of work I needed to do outside this morning. That suited me just fine as it was very cold.
- The ice melt residue does a good job of keeping the walks clear, but it’s not so good at staying outside.
- The floors needed extra attention this morning but by the time I left at the end of the day it didn’t look like I had done anything to them.
- Just because the things we do don’t seem to last as long as we would like doesn’t mean they aren’t worth doing.
- I am thankful that God’s mercies are new each morning . . . we would all be in trouble if He decided He was tired of cleaning.
- Once the building was ready, my workday consisted of maintenance issues, research, and continued prep for the prayer ministry representation at the Christian Camp Leaders Conference.
- God’s timing is always right. I had two “random” messages today from people who wanted to let me know they were encouraged by things I had shared with them at a conference during the past year.
- By the time the day was done, I had registered to have a prayer ministry display at three additional camp conferences and a Christian convention.
- The sun eventually made an appearance after being hidden by clouds for several days in a row . . . that made it look nice outside even though the temperature hasn’t warmed up much yet.
- By early afternoon the sun had drawn a few birds out to brave the frigid cold in a search for food.
- With the sun out, we decided to take a family excursion to search for snowy owls after work.
- We didn’t find any owls, but we were able to photograph a couple deer out in a meadow and an amazing sunset over Lake Michigan.
- Sometimes we miss incredible things simply because they weren’t what we were looking for.
- I find greater enjoyment in life if I keep my eyes open to what God is doing even if it is different from what I’m looking for Him to do.
- Today’s photo is of one of my afternoon visitors at work. I guess he was cleaning house as he would completely disappear inside the tree and then keep popping out to discard wood chips and stuff from inside.
Great photo!!
Thanks! It was fun to watch him either clean house or enlarge it. 🙂