A Clear Mind

I have now been in Red Cloud, Nebraska for 3 weeks and am still waiting for the fatigue to fade so that I can have a clear enough mind to update my blog.  I guess it will be awhile so I have decided to just write what comes to mind and hope it is coherent...

Let me tell you what I like about this place I now call home.  First of all, it is Nebraska and that makes it great from the get-go!  Then, there is a noticeable lack of stress in our lives here, and for our physical and spiritual health that is a very good thing.  I am really enjoying the Wesleyan church here.  The people have all been very friendly and accepting, the music is feeding my soul, the preaching is stellar (!), the order of service  is pleasant, and it is only a block away from where we live.  We have jumped right into ministry opportunities (or maybe been thrown into them), such as VBS and that is a good thing!  We have met so many new people in that way, and are quickly feeling a part of the community.  We are enjoying walking the neighborhood streets, hand in hand, and witnessing of a love that can last a lifetime - and finding opportunities to share that with others.

There are some hurdles to jump here, of course, such as the time and expense involved in changing car registration, new driver's license, new car and renter insurance, new health insurance, new doctor, new bank accounts, changing direct deposit of monthly checks, and probably more that we have forgotten.  There are also just 2 places to eat out if ever we have extra money again but two of the local gas stations have good coffee and treats.  It has also been very hot here this month, and for me to actually say that, well you know it must really be hot - like over 100 degrees many days.  From my standpoint, hot is good - but there can be too much of a good thing, I guess.

Some more good things, to counteract any hurdles:  my blood glucose counts have been good (even though I have been so busy I usually forget to test, these days), it is good to have Scott and Katy and Zac closer,  it is good to be with Dan and Stacy again, we are enjoying the public library here with a whole new selection of books to read, and my haircut was cheaper last week (as will be the new perm in another month or so).  So we are surely very blessed in this new stage of our lives, as you can see.  We do miss the folks we had to say goodbye to in Custer, and you know who you are.  When we get fully rested. we will touch base and be more hospitable.  This month we plan to attend Family Camp for the first time in years, and maybe we will get to District conference and get to see folks we have lost touch with there.  I am enjoying my God, my Bible, my new Journal, my wonderful husband, my great family - these constitute the center of my universe - and all the blessings that surround me!  So, if I begin to complain, you know what to say to me.......