The Fun Day

The work begins tomorrow.
But today felt like a proper spring break day.
We woke up at a decent time, spent the morning at church,
made some PB&J sandwiches, and hit the road. That road was classy!
Before we made it to the botanical gardens, we passed by an
incredible amount of southern-style mansions.
Today was sensory heaven for me:

Beautiful homes to look at,
then the gardens where i
touched every green thing i could
reach... And then on to the Science Adventure
museum. Yup, i played like a kid there. When in Rome, do as
the children do. Back at camp we enjoyed a spaghetti dinner together.

All in all a wunderbar day.
now on to some thoughts about it:

i think i got some sunburn on my face from the February sun - that's how deprived of rays the U.P. is, i guess.

i know i felt warm wind blowing all day, and that wind was so welcome.

today, in my devotions to God, i had a complete, uninterrupted hour of quiet, and i discovered what i believe.
i believe that God brought me here to discover something new, something that i never knew about myself. and that new whatever-it-is will let me love others more than ever before.
i read a quote from Mere Christianity: "Nothing that you have not given away will be really yours." I believe that wholeheartedly. the wonderful idea behind it is: nothing. Not one thing. There is no thing that you can keep to yourself and call your own, whether it be possessions, your time, hugs, your love. Not a single thing can be your own unless you share it with someone. This week is all about sharing time, for me. I've got tons of it (unusual). So maybe God will let me discover how to use all this time to constantly glorify Him.