After working late last night, page 91 was a day to sleep in and relax.  I was awake when my alarm would have gone off had it been a normal workday, but since it wasn’t, I had no trouble falling back asleep.  When I did finally wake up, the sun was shining brightly through the window and even with some light frost on the rooftop, a beautiful day had begun.  I spent the morning doing very little — a few messages and correspondence to follow up on, some games on the computer and Wii system, and did some minor work on the photos I took yesterday.  With the weather not enticing me to get out and walk yesterday, I ended up being at work from a little after six in the morning until ten at night, so today’s rest and relaxation was eagerly welcomed.  

As the morning slipped away, I fired up the pellet grill and made some cheeseburgers for lunch.  In our household at least, anything that comes off the grill automatically tastes a little better than its non-grilled counterparts.  MJ usually says that is doubly true because not only does it have the grilled flavor, she doesn’t have to cook. 🙂  After lunch had settled a little bit, we headed down to Potato Creek to enjoy the beautiful sunshine that was filling the day.  We did a little over two and a half miles of walking combined with a couple photo stops along the way.  At one point on the trail, a young boy had to let us know there were frogs up ahead.  Sure enough, we reached a wetland area that was thick with frogs trying to keep out of sight.  We took a few photos of the frogs and then stopped a little further up the trail to take some more photos from an area overlooking the lake.  At one point, we passed a small pool of water next to the lake and this area has some large frogs as well.  Today’s photo is of one of those frogs as he was on a moss-covered log soaking in the sunshine.  He reminded me of the oft told story of the frog in the kettle.  The idea is that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will jump right out because it is so uncomfortable.  However, if you put a frog in a pot of room temperature water and slowly heat it to boiling, the frog will continually get used to the rising temperature and boil to death with no attempt to hop out.  That story, and this frog, made me wonder what deadly things happen so gradually in my surrounding that I pay them no attention and even come to accept them.

After our walk and a stop to visit the osprey at the park, we headed home for a relaxing evening.  The park wants to use one of my photos for some thank you cards/notes they are having printed, so I worked on the release form they need which gives them permission to use my photo.  As I wrap up the evening, my mind continues to mull over the sermon I will share tomorrow morning as I allow God to refine it.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• There is nothing wrong with a long workday.  There is also nothing wrong with a day of rest.  Both are valuable and useful in a person’s life.
• We tend to make a lot of things in life out to be “either/or” situations when in reality they are “both/and” situations, it’s just that the options have different purposes and timings.
• How things are done makes a difference and is important.  It is usually not enough for things to be done however they can be.  There are ways that are good, there are ways that are better, and there are ways that are the best.  Seek the best.
• When we seek the best, we are less susceptible to the gradual “heat” that seeks to destroy us.
• It is important to always use the Word of God as our straight edge in determining how close we are to, or how far we are from, where we should be.
• Meditating on the Word of God is one of the best preparations for sharing it.

Page 90 looks to be a long day as I finish up the cleaning and weekend building prep tonight to be ready for Sunday.  I was once again awake before the alarm was to go off but instead of getting up right away, I stayed in bed thinking about an old hymn that took up residence in my mind yesterday.  I find it interesting because while I could likely not carry a tune in a bucket to save my life, in my mind I can hear and sing in full four part harmony many of the old hymns I grew up with.  This time it is primarily the chorus of the hymn, “Brighten the Corner Where You Are”, that has stuck in my mind.  The words have a “lighthouse” feel to them as they encourage you to brighten the corner where you are because someone not yet in the harbor may need the help of your light to get them across the [sand]bar.  As I looked up the words today because the verses weren’t coming to mind, it became clear the words were meant as a challenge not to wait until you were somewhere that you felt was meaningful, but to let your light shine exactly where you are, wherever you are.

Anyhow, as I reflected on the chorus I must have drifted off to sleep because the next time I looked at the clock it was already past 6, which is when I typically try to be at work by.  I jumped out of bed, got dressed, and headed out the door — still singing in my mind about brightening the corner of the world I find myself in.  Once at work I set about the morning cleaning and building prep for the day.  Once it was ready and the students began arriving for the day, it was time to get serious about finishing up the next prayer guide and the sermon I’ve been working on.  By the end of the day the prayer guide was done and ready to schedule to be posted and sent out, but the sermon will remain a work in progress right up until it is delivered.  

While it has been overcast and drizzly most of the day, the birds were not deterred from stopping by and sharing their beautiful songs.  Today’s photo is one I almost didn’t take because from a distance this bird deep in the brush appeared to be another robin.  It’s not that I don’t like robins, but I have many photos of them and this one didn’t appear that it would be a unique photo.  But since there was nothing else visible at the time, I went ahead and took the photo.  It wasn’t until I was going through today’s photos on my computer that I noticed the white belly instead of the all reddish-orange that a robin would have.  I knew when I took the photo that he was smaller than most of the robins that stop by, but I just figured he was young.  Anyhow, when I looked it up online I discovered that he is an Eastern Towhee.  Not that that means anything to me other than he is a new friend that I don’t know that I have met before.  Isn’t that life, though?  Sometimes we are so sure we know what we see or what is going on, that we fail to really pay attention.  Instead of learning something new, we go on with our life never realizing we had missed out on the actual truth that could have only been discovered by stopping and taking a closer look.

Well, my break is over since the building won’t get itself ready for Sunday.  Time to share today’s lessons and then finish up work so I can go home.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Seeds planted long ago may still grow and bear fruit.
• I believe God hears my worship in a way that sounds similar to what it sounds like in my mind — only purer.
• God has put His light within us in order to brighten our corner of the world wherever we are.
• Many times I want to make a huge difference somewhere that is important — God wants me to make a difference that is important wherever I am.
• It’s not likely you will effectively share God’s Word if you aren’t willing to listen to Him throughout the entire process.
• The birds that visit outside my office window are good examples of shining where they are at.
• When we fail to stop and pay attention, we often miss the details that would distinguish one thing from another — best from better, better from good, and even good from evil.
• God wants us to notice, and follow, truth but we often settle for the appearance of truth.

With no alarm set to wake me up this morning, I got an extra hour of sleep before a ringing phone woke me up instead.  The phone call brought word that the power was out at the church building and the school had called a two-hour delay, hoping that the power would be restored during that time.  It wasn’t long before word came that the power had been restored, so I got dressed and headed into work to make sure the boilers had re-fired and the air handlers in the HVAC system were running.  For some reason, several of the building systems don’t like to restart on their own after a power outage.  The interesting part is that all I typically have to do is unplug the power cord on the control panel and plug it back in — isn’t that kind of what the power outage just did?  

Once at work I reset a couple of the systems that had not started on their own and then spent some time in the office since I was already there.  While I was doing some more refining of Sunday’s sermon, I noticed movement out in the woods and as I peered though the brush and trees I saw a couple deer playing some distance away.  There wasn’t a clear enough view of them to get any photographs, but it was nice to be able to see them.  With Thursdays typically being a day off, by mid-morning I called it a day as far as work was concerned and Susan and I headed home.  As we left the building and walked out to the truck, six deer were standing on the hillside of the back lawn watching our every movement.  My camera was in the truck and I managed to get it out and take a couple photos before all the deer high-tailed it across the ball field and into the woods.  They were so beautiful to watch and it made me glad I had needed to stop by and check on the heating system.  

At home I fired up the pellet grill and after prepping some baby back ribs, put them on to slow cook for the rest of the day. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and keeping an eye on the ribs as they cooked.  By evening they were ready to come off the grill and as MJ said, six-plus hours to cook and six minutes to eat. 🙂  It may have taken a little more than six minutes, but they were very good and didn’t last long.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Not everything goes according to our plans and sometimes we need reminded of that.
• There are many things that can bring our purpose to a grinding halt.  When that happens, we need to turn fully to God and allow Him to reset our purpose so that it once again aligns with His purpose.
• Changed plans can bring unexpected blessings if we pay attention.
• Often it takes a long time for good things to be completed.  
• Keeping our eyes fixed on the reward at the end helps us to live with patient endurance.  
• What we value most will be most effective in motivating us to action — including the action of waiting. 

Page 88 has been a beautiful spring day.  I was once again awake before my alarm went off so I got dressed and headed out into the crisp, cool darkness of the early morning.  The sky was filled with the brilliant dots of star light and the truck was coated with a light layer of frost.  When I arrived at work, I put my hat and coat in my office and noticed movement in the darkness outside my window.  After turning my light off to get my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I noticed several deer walking by my window before heading down the trail into the woods.  I didn’t have a camera out, and it was so dark the camera wouldn’t have done much good, but I enjoyed seeing the deer to start my day.

After such a welcome to work, I began my morning prayer time as I went about the cleaning and building prep tasks for the day.  Lately, a big part of my prayer time as I clean each day has been focused on praying about integrity.  I pray that I would live and serve and work with integrity.  I pray that those who lead would do so with complete integrity.  I pray that the children and young people of our churches and society would see vibrant examples of integrity in the lives of the adults around them.  Many times we are quick to complain about a generation that appears to us to have lost a commitment to truth and doing what is right no matter what.  Before we complain too loudly or too long, we may want to take a closer look at the example we have been setting.  We can talk and teach all we want to about honesty, integrity, and commitment, but if we’re not living it our words become nothing more than empty noise.  

Once the building was ready for the day, I took the trash out and took my camera with me to catch a few shots of the sun rising over the glistening frost-covered lawn.  After the cleaning was done, today’s tasks centered around the sermon for Sunday and the prayer guide that I’ll publish on Palm Sunday.  With the sermon that will continue the “Living As the Lord’s Servant” series and a prayer guide focused on obedience, the preparation for both things seemed to work well together.  The prayer guide itself will consider the example of Jesus, “who humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross.”  As this will be the prayer guide that covers the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, this topic of obedience according to the example of Jesus seems quite timely.

By mid-afternoon it was time for a break from the study and writing, so I headed out to pick up some cleaning supplies I needed for work.  While I was out, I came across baby back pork ribs on sale for two dollars a pound so I picked up a package of them and some wood pellets for the pellet grill so I will hopefully have a meal of ribs coming up soon.  After dropping the meat and wood pellets off at home, I stopped by the river to look for the wood ducks and take a few photos before heading back to work.  There were at least ten pair of wood ducks on the river and today’s photo is of one of those pair.  It was fun to watch them as they would ride the current of the river downstream for a ways and then fly back upstream to do it all again without drifting too far away from the area in which they appear to live.  We would do well to develop a similar practice in which we remain centered around an anchor point of Jesus in our life.  After shooting a few photos it was back to work where I made the rounds to make sure the building was ready for the mid-week Bible studies.  As is typical, I am writing this as I wait for the building to clear out so I can then get the cleaning done for tomorrow.  With ribs in the refrigerator waiting to be slow-cooked on the pellet grill, I’m pretty sure I’ll go ahead and work late tonight so the building is ready for tomorrow and I can stay home and do some cooking. 🙂

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Sometimes the things we consider unpleasant are actually part of the reason for the things we consider beautiful.
• Much of what God gives us is meant to be shared with others.  Occasionally He shares a gift with us that is meant simply to encourage us in the moment.
• When my thoughts and words seem inadequate and jumbled, I am thankful that God understands my heart.
• Integrity must be lived before it can be taught.
• Obedience to God should be one of our greatest desires — not because we “have to or else”, but because we love Him so much.
• When obedience is difficult and painful, we can learn a lot by looking at the example of Jesus.
• Sometimes when I go about the normal tasks of my day, God surprises me with an opportunity for goodness that I wasn’t expecting.
• While we have great freedom in Christ, our safety is found in remaining anchored in Him. 

Page 87 has been a gray and overcast day with an occasional spit of rain which kept the birds happy outside my office window.  My workday began with the cleaning of the bathrooms and getting the building ready for the day.  Once the building was ready and the students began arriving for the day, I turned my attention to working on the sermon I’ll share at the North Wayne Mennonite Church on Sunday.  I usually preach there on the first Sunday of each month and have been working through a series about living as the Lord’s servant.  Each message in the series has looked at a different person in the Bible who is specifically called the Lord’s servant.  Some of the character studies in this series are of people who have called themselves the Lord’s servant and some of them are called that by others in the text.  For me, the fun part is that this list of people is so varied that it gives great hope for any of us to be able to live as the Lord’s servant if we would commit to doing so.

 In preparing for this next Sunday, I spent the day with Hannah who prayed that God would “look upon your servant’s misery and remember me.”  It is good to know that this servant of the Lord could call out to God in the midst of her misery and expect God to not only hear her but to accept her as His servant.  There are a lot of things about her pursuit of God that stand out to me, including her willingness to promise to return her child to God if He would just give her one.  While that is a very noble vow, if you’ve ever followed and connected the stories beyond the first two chapters of 1 Samuel, the magnitude of making and keeping that vow is enormous.  You have Hannah who has endured years of mistreatment and misery as a childless woman in her culture.  Her plea to God for a child makes sense.  Even her promise to dedicate this child to God make sense to most people, but that is because we don’t take that commitment as seriously as Hannah did.  And then there is the atmosphere that she will be sending her son into if she keeps her vow.  On the surface, sending her son to live and serve within the house of the Lord sounds like a win-win — she loses the stigma of being childless and her son grows up away from the rivalry that exists in her home.  But then you get a glimpse into the lives of the people he will live with — the priest Eli and his sons.  Sons that were so wicked that God’s first message to Samuel is that He is going to judge the household of Eli and his sons.  As you read about the wickedness within the house of God, I suspect that many of us would be second-guessing a decision to send our firstborn into that atmosphere.  In fact, we often renege on our commitments based on unfavorable circumstances far less severe than that.  We promise one thing but then we make excuses for why we don’t keep that promise.  We justify why we don’t keep our word by pointing to the misconduct of others.  Yet one of the big lessons of Hannah as seen through her life and the life of her son, Samuel, is that God takes our promises seriously even if we don’t.

Today’s photo was taken of one of the many songbirds that kept me company as I spent time with Hannah today.  It serves as a reminder of God’s commitment to keep His promises.  But perhaps that is one of the reasons we struggle to keep our promises — we don’t trust God to keep His.  Many, if not all of us, would be severely tempted to pull our child out of the atmosphere that Hannah discovered she had placed her child into.  Yet Hannah continued to trust God as she maintained a commitment to keep her promise to God.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• God sends the rain on the just and unjust alike.  Sometimes that is a blessing and sometimes it seems like a curse — depends on whether we need the rain or not.
• God calls each of us to live as His servant.
• Before we dismiss the possibility of being able to live as the Lord’s servant, it would be helpful to learn from the lives of those the Bible identifies as such.
• In the Bible, the Lord’s servants are as different from one another as any of us are.  In fact, for the most part the only common trait is a decision to be the Lord’s servant.
• Living as the Lord’s servant changes who is in charge of our life.
• When we agree to let God be in charge, we must trust Him with everything.

Page 86 was another day that found me awake before my morning alarm went off.  At church yesterday, I had noticed some maintenance request notes in my mailbox so I got ready and went in earlier than usual to see if I could take care of some of those requests before the school day.   When I got to work, I checked my messages and then set about working on some minor issues throughout the building before starting the usual cleaning and prep for the day.  With the extra-early start, I managed to take care of the requests and get the building cleaned and ready before the students began arriving for the day.

Being a Monday, I settled into the routine of prayer and listening as I sought direction for the next weekly prayer guide.  I had a couple ideas enter my mind, but as I thought and prayed about them I couldn’t see my being able to develop them beyond the idea stage at this time.  During my prayer time I began to think a lot about the teaching of Jesus to seek first the kingdom of God.  From that, I began to think about the riches I have and the riches God desires for me to have that are not financially based.  It wasn’t long before the topic of godly riches had developed into an outline for the week and then my attention turned to spending time with God regarding the direction I would write for each day’s prayer focus.  I live in a culture that makes the pursuit of worldly riches seem normal and desirable which means I have to try that much harder to pursue riches that are not of this world.  Once I had the prayer guide written, I formatted it and scheduled it to be posted and sent out on Sunday.  After taking care of all that, the morning was almost gone but I started the process again as I have some spring break family time scheduled that will take me away from the office next Monday.  

By late afternoon my mind and body were both tired so I called it a day and headed to the river for a walk.  As I began my walk, the early spring flowers welcomed me to the river.  In addition of the beauty of the flowers, there were ducks, turtles, geese, and squirrels all waiting to be photographed.  Today’s photo is of a mallard duck that was eager to pose for pictures today.  Most of the time the ducks take off in flight as soon as they sense someone around.  I suspect that this duck and its mate, which allowed me to walk right up to them and take pictures, have learned from the squirrels that becoming friendly with people often results in food being offered..  After the walk I stopped by the store to pick up some chicken to put on the pellet grill for supper then spent some time unwinding and relaxing at home while it cooked.  

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Minor issues are generally easier to take care of than major issues but if not cared for the minor issues easily become major issues.  This is just as true about our spiritual life as it is about buildings.
• Most maintenance tasks are easier to take care of without the interruptions and distractions of other people.  Again, this applies equally to the maintenance of our spiritual life and the maintenance of buildings.
• Finding time that you can dedicate to spending with God caring for your spiritual well-being is essential.
• Seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness requires discipline and a focus that sees beyond the world’s wealth.
• Money doesn’t mean the same thing to God as it does to most of us.  We would do well to learn to view it in the same way God does.
• Work is important and given to us by God — so is rest.
• When we recognize God as the giver of all good things, we begin to trust Him enough that we are willing to draw near to Him.

Page 85 was a Sunday and I was up early as I headed to work to make sure the building was ready for the day.  I woke up before the alarm went off so I got up and went to work even earlier than I had planned.  That turned out to be a good thing as there was more that needed done than what I had planned.  As I cleaned, I prayed for the Sunday School classes and worship gathering that would take place and I prayed that God’s Spirit would  prompt people to remember the importance of gathering together.  It was raining when I left the house and the rain has been present for most of the day.  As I finished up the cleaning, I stopped by my office before heading to Sunday School class and caught sight of a pair of cardinals out searching for food in the rain.  They stayed further into the brush than what they normally do as they sought protection from the elements, but I still managed a photo of one of them for today’s page.  Even when we need to take shelter, we still ought to be visible representatives of Jesus wherever we are.

Our Sunday School class continued our study in 1 Thessalonians and today we took a look at chapter 4.  As Paul often does in his writings, he encouraged and praised the Christians for their work and growth in Christ as they shared His love with one another.  But he also challenged them to continue their growth and to do more and more as they put aside the sin and impurity that would seek to contaminate their witness.  There were also reminders that a life lived for Jesus was not in vain, that a confident expectation of eternal life with Him awaits those who finish this life in Him.

After the Sunday School hour we celebrated the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus as we shared songs of worship, a time around the Lord’s Table, and a message that David brought about counting the cost.  Many times in church and ministry settings, we choose not to count the costs because we don’t want to set aside our own agenda that the facts would say we are not prepared for.  But more tragically, we often fail to consider the cost of being a disciple of Jesus as we’re really just playing at that hoping that He adds benefit to our life without expecting or demanding too much from us.  Jesus insisted, however, that unless we give up everything we cannot be His disciple.  So the real danger, especially in our United States culture, is that we go through life claiming to be a disciple without ever counting, and paying, the cost — the cost of full surrender.  

As we considered the cost of being a disciple, David had us spend some time thinking about our priorities — the things that we actually do.  While taking a hard look at the things we actually do can be uncomfortable, it ought to become convicting when we compare those things with the things that Jesus would say ought to be our priorities.  For example, we are really good at making self a priority but Jesus says that to be His disciple we must deny our self.  Most of us go out of our way to make comfort a priority but Jesus says that we must take up our cross daily if we are to be His disciple — doesn’t sound too comfortable.  While some would say that the instruction to count the cost of being a disciple is to help us decide if it is worth it, I believe the real purpose is to help us commit at the beginning to following Jesus through all costs so that we are faithful to the end.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Sometimes I wake up before I think I need to.  If I pay attention, I usually discover why.
• There is no such thing as a bad time or place to pray.  In fact, the worse the time or place may appear, the more vital it is to pray.
• Sometimes we ought to seek shelter from the storms of life.  Doing so shouldn’t keep Jesus from being seen in us.
• There is no place for complacency in the life of a Christian.  
• The task of removing impurity from our life ought to be a continual, lifelong process.
• Hope is powerful.
• There is no greater hope than the confident expectation of life eternal that belongs to those who are in Christ.
• While Jesus has paid the price for our salvation with His blood, there is still a cost involved in being His disciple.
• Counting the cost of being a disciple is all about preparing us to surrender everything so that we remain faithful to the end.

After being at work early every day this week, it felt good to sleep in and start page 84 a little bit later today.  My morning was pretty relaxed as I caught up on some messages and social media content.  Rain had moved in with a few thunderstorms to start the morning so I checked out the weather radar to see how widespread the rain would be throughout the day.  It appeared like anything from our area to the north was likely to be wet, but an hour or so south of here wasn’t showing any chance of rain.  So, it was either put up with the wet weather or find somewhere to go a little bit south of here that would be worth exploring.  

We decided to go exploring, so after a little research we headed down to Mississinewa Lake and several State Recreation Areas that surround the reservoir.  The area is home to a fairly large number of bald eagles and we were hoping to find a few to photograph.  Our first stop was at the Miami State Recreation Area to hike a trail with several places that overlooked the lake.  When we first arrived, we drove to the boat ramp where we could look out over the lake.  I wasn’t prepared for what I saw — a lot of dry lake bed before any water could be seen.  I knew many reservoirs are kept at lower water levels through the winter to allow them to collect the spring rains and snow melt — I just wasn’t expecting the lower level to be this noticeable.  After I got home I looked up the levels and found that there is a twenty-five foot difference between the normal “winter pool level” and the normal “summer pool level”.  Today’s actual level was posted at 1.2 feet above the winter level.  Because of the immense size of the lake, I wonder how long it takes for it to come up to level for the summer.  

We saw no eagles from the boat ramp so we drove to the trail head to begin our hike.  The trail was called the “Blue Heron Trail” so we were hopeful to find some herons and other wildlife to photograph.  As we hiked the trail we noticed a lot of damage to the trees and many places where there were limbs and trees across the trail.  As it was a 2 1/2 mile loop trail, the plan was to push Susan in her wheelchair through the loop but with all the debris on the trail it seemed like we ended up with her walking and my carrying the wheelchair at least as much as her riding. 🙂  I guess there was still enough riding without too much walking as Susan kept saying she was having fun.  At one of the overlooks we walked out onto the lake bed to take some photos and look for eagles.  That side trip made for an interesting view on my tracking app as it shows a map of us walking out into the middle of the lake before resuming our hike on the trail.  

After our hike we drove around the lake and its headwater and tailwater areas with the hope of seeing an eagle or two.  While none were seen during our hike on the “Blue Heron Trail”, we did see a pair of heron during our drive.  While we struck out as far as seeing any eagles, it was a nice afternoon spent together as a family with a stop on the way home where we each had a Frosty to help us overcome the energy expended during our hike.  With no new wildlife photos from today, today’s photo is of one of my friends who stopped by outside my office yesterday morning to share a song of praise.  I did see a number of small songbirds like this on our hike today, but none of them stayed in one place long enough to photograph.  After a good day of relaxing family time, I will finish writing today’s page so I can get some sleep before heading into work early in the morning to make sure the building is cleaned and ready for our Sunday worship gathering.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• It’s difficult to recognize just how important even a short break in your schedule can be until you go a week without it.
• There are many ways to relax, but not each way is relaxing all the time.  Our means of relaxing needs to fit our need in order to really find it restful.
• Our circumstances where we are do not necessarily have to be the circumstances we settle for.  Sometimes we can change things where we are and sometimes we can change where we are.
• Expectations can drive us to new places in life.  Sometimes just being in the new place is reason enough for the expectation without having to have it fulfilled exactly as our mind imagined.
• Difficulty can destroy us if we let it, but overcoming difficulty can bring us great joy.
• Sometimes we must be emptied so that we have room to contain what is coming.
• The times of emptiness in our life are usually not all that attractive, but they can serve a purpose if we allow the emptiness to be filled with the right things.
• Songs of praise should always be heard even when, and perhaps especially when, the one singing can’t be seen.