Remember those days when you were in school, and after summer vacation the teacher would have you write a brief essay titled "What I Did On My Summer Vacation!"? (Am I dating myself as belonging to the prehistoric crowd?) Anyway, here are some of the highlights of what I did during my first week in Fabens, Texas:
- Visited an orphanage in Anapra, Mexico, and saw twenty-four precious children whose lives suddenly have hope!
- Ate burritos at "Burritos Chavez" in Guadalupe, Mexico, and realized that you really can't judge a book by its cover or a store by it's outside appearance!
- Watched 10 Men's Fraternity vides in the "Winning at Work and Home" series that we will be using at New Life this fall, and was blown away by the wisdom and practical application offered by Robert Lewis in those videos! I'm already a better husband, dad and worker just for watching them.
- Had a special night out with Emmy at Whataburger (our favorite place to eat in Texas!), and realized once again how great it is to be a husband and dad in a family where Jesus is first!
- RELAXED. Really! I realized that it had been a long time since I had a week with no real scheduled activities, so I "scheduled" renewing activities all week long, and none of them involved wheel barrows, mulch, trees, lawnmowers, etc....
- Read and re-read the Gospel of Mark a number of times. Realized again that the life of Jesus (and His death and resurrection) IS truly the most amazing life ever lived, and reason enough for me to live in and for Him!
- Ate at WhataBurger again!
- Took naps during the hottest part of the day, and appreciated the invention of air conditioning more than ever!
- Realized once again that God instituted the concept of Sabbath for US not for Him!
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