I thought about what I might do during this time and realized that God had some ideas about what I should devote my time to during this season. I felt like he gave me three things to focus on. First, use this as an opportunity to draw closer to the Lord. (I'm doing this by spending more time in prayer and worship and His word.) Secondly, it seemed right to sow copious amounts of God's word into my life, so everyday I'm reading devotionals, memorizing scripture, and reading God's word. Finally, I sensed that the Lord was going to orchestrate events to reconnect with old friends and share mutual encouragement . ( In the last 2 weeks, amazingly, I have re-connected with some old friends that I haven't heard from in 20 to 40 years and arranged to meet with them.)
Already I feel like my Father in heaven is rejuvenating me. I've been sleeping better and spending more time and effort loving on my wife. I'm also starting to run again on the local running path.
During this time off I also wanted to make sure Ronda, my wife, and I had good "us" time together. We are! I'm taking her to Hawaii in March and to Boise to see her folks in February and then to Carmel, California in April. What a blast we will have enjoying family and friends and each other!
So, this blog is a letter of information and appreciation for this amazing God- opportunity these next 3 months.
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