Things here have been a bit of a blur since school started. What could we possibly be doing that I haven't written in 2 months? Everything & Nothing. That's what I tell my dad when he calls & wants to know what we've been doing & haven't called since last week.
I'll give you the run down....
Hubby was off of work for a few days in October due to a minor surgery. I had to play nurse in addition to my other jobs around the house. Boyo & Girly broke Boyo's toe, & a cast was put on his foot. Hubby & I have been scraping & painting the porch & boxing. School has been taking a good chunk of the day since we're done reviewing last year's facts & learning new material. We've been volunteering at the local clothes bank every third Friday for a couple of hours. Add to that library trips, grocery trips, CSA pick-ups & lunches with Hubby when we are in town. Boyo is in the local kids theater group & has practices in the evening. I enjoy going to Zumba once a week family & friends at church. Hubby has been trying to get in as much hunting as possible. We have been trying to get as much firewood chopped & stacked before it gets covered in snow. I won't bore you with all of the regular chores & jobs that need done around the house.
Like I said, Everything & Nothing.
Tomorrow morning, Lord willing, I will be sitting in a hunting stand probably shivering. I will quite possibly stand there in the dark for a few hours with nothing to see. I can only think & imagine what is going on around me. I hate that part of hunting.
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| What I imagine is lurking in the woods. (80's childhood) | | | | | | | |
The part that I love about hunting is not shooting a deer. That would just be a bonus. I love when everything is quiet & the sun just starts to show its first light. By the way, did you know that it takes light 8 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun? That time of emergence is welcomed. You can finally see all that is around you. There is no more guessing what is lurking in the dark seeking to destroy you. Okay, I have seen too many movies where creatures are waiting to attack people in the woods. Everything is there; trees, bushes & critters, but you can't see any of it.
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| Dawn breaking with fog on the mountain across from us. |
It is with that picture of the first light of the day creeping through the darkness that I have come to realize some of God's truths. 1. Each new day brings a renewed opportunity to start fresh. Mistakes can be forgotten in the dark & fresh chances are given to each one of us with the dawn. 2. God is Light.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. - (1 John 1:5) God chases the darkness out of our lives, if we ask & let Him.
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? - (Psalm 27:1a) Secrets & sins that are hidden in the dark crevasses of you heart will be revealed if you let God show those to you.
3. God will show you what is hidden in the dark that you may not be able to see without His Spirit. In the dark woods, you cannot see what is mixed in with the trees. As the light sneaks over the horizon, you begin to make out shapes. You still can't be sure of what you eyes are reporting to your brain. "Is it a bush, raccoon, bear or masked-lunatic?" The light does not come all at once. It's dark......now it's light!!! Nope. Each minute reveals to you a new level of brightness. A new degree of illumination is brought forth. This might be something that you may or may not be aware of. Something that God shows you little be little. He does this for me all the time. He shows me a "priority" that I have & how it's just not that important by taking it away a piece at a time.
If you're not a hunter & won't be sitting in the woods freezing tomorrow morning, maybe wake up before dawn. Take time to watch the light overtake the dark. Spend time with God in prayer during those early minutes. Ask Him to show you the things that might be hidden in the dark.
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| This is what I'll be thinking of when I am freezing in the stand. |
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