we got our first dog about a month and a half ago now- i named him pippen because he is small, bouncy and harry like a hobbit... but i think i should have named him Einstein. The hair on his head is curly and tousled between his floppy ears so the hair definitely makes me think of the genious, the rest is pure irony- the dog is the stupidest creature i have ever seen. He runs into walls and curbs and chases his tale. He can't find food we throw on the ground- one time i put one of his toys under a towel infront of him and he couldn't seem to understand his toys disapearance. suffice to say- he keeps us busy, even when he isn't finding things to eat that make him vomit...
i started packing last tuesday, that would be july 14th. unfortunately buying a house is God's way of showing you the sinful habits most deeply woven into your being; and those which you like to keep hidden. My patience is , well recooperating somewhere around last thursday, and my house is a maze of tools, cardboard and doggie toys. At least i have an excuse not to mop. Hopefully we will close early *early* next week (prayers appreciated)! God has brought to mind in a truly personal way HIS truth, 'all things work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose' (Rom 8:28) not that i can really compare my inconvenience with the trials of the early church.. Still God is teaching me His goodness and His timing and (probably) that this idea i have that control exists in this life is amusing to Him. :)
i am excited, even though summer is begining its final trek through this year, i hope to get some perrenials in the ground before fall frost- whether it was my mother's love of nature (" thats a black capped chicadee") or my time in chicago (where the concrete has no end) or likely a merging of the two- I am so excited to play out in nature, in my yard, to create a garden and a place of peaceful time with the Lord.
:)
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