I Ain't Missin You At All

Someone asked me the other day if I missed my house. And I was able to honestly say that once we sold it and moved into our motor house (what my 3-year-old granddaughter calls it) I have never looked back. I think that is a good thing.

Has this new life been everything I imagined it to be? Mostly, yes!! We have had an incredibly fun time reconnecting with friends...BBQ's, Happy Hours, Wineries, prayer times, swimming and hanging out.

Have there been times where I felt like this little house is too small? Yep. But there are frustrating things no matter where you call home.

We spent most of yesterday swatting bugs. Our spot is next to a green swamp that seems to be a breeding ground for every type of insect in this state. We have been attacked by stink bug type beetles that while they don't seem stinky, they do seem to want to take over the world...starting with our RV. Sparky keeps busy outside with a fly swatter hitting them off the rig as they try to cover the outside, then squeeze their way in. We can't sit out and enjoy the patio anymore because the yellow jackets have gotten so aggressive. We killed 10 fairly large black spiders in the bathroom yesterday. I was about to move out of this thing until hubby found a place they must have been hatching from, and sprayed it. Then there's the flies. We have perfected the lightening fast pass of the swatter from hubby outside to me inside hoping the fly stays on the window long enough for me to get it.

The neighbor gets up early for work and starts the engine on his diesel truck, letting it idle for 10 minutes. The other neighbors don't know you can turn off the horn honk feature of their car and truck keys, so every time they come or go we get to hear them.

Still...it's been a great summer and the good outweighs the annoying. (Oh great, it's raining now and we have things to load into the car and RV and hubby has to put the tow car on the trailer...and this is a test isn't it?)

I feel like we (is it just me?) have been given this HUGE life expectation...all of the books and preaching tell us we should be living a bigger life, fulfilling our destiny; feeding children in other countries, volunteering, becoming involved in politics, protesting everything unjust in the world...on and on it goes, as if these are the only ways we can make a difference in this world. And these things are all good and I'm not saying we shouldn't be doing them. But if EVERYONE was busy doing big things who would be left to listen to the stories of the big "doers" in the world? Who would be available when someone runs out of gas getting to the thing they are doing? Who would be around to love and comfort someone who tried to do too much?

I don't believe life is meant to be lived the same way by everyone. There are big lives and accomplished people in the limelight. There are huge churches, and TV ministries and authors who write best sellers, and epic stories told by creative movie producers. There is so much greatness in each of us! Some greatness is on display for the world to see...but most of it is not.

Much of our greatness is in the day to day little things...acts of kindness, honesty, helping others, loving the unlovable, working through offenses, dealing with really hard family relationships, and sometimes just staying sane amidst the humdrum boredom of most days...

Do you think maybe God uses a different measuring stick than we do for our lives? Or how about this...maybe He doesn't use one at all! Maybe He loves it when we are content just going with the flow, and growing with the flow, and being thankful every day.

So house...I ain't missin you at all. I've been on an amazing adventure these past 10 years. I've learned that the destination isn't really the point. I've learned I can trust my Tour Guide and enjoy the trip. 
And lately, it occurs to me...what a long, strange trip it's been...