traveling.... and trust

We leave today for the actual vacation part of our vacation.. Yes!  NH here we come..

Its funny how you anticipate something sooo much, worry about things, the weather do we have enough food, snacks whatever do we have enough clothes, did we bring /pack the right clothes?

as I do this I'm reminded of the passages in the Bible that say that we should not worry about these things..

to look at the lilies of the field  and that they are clothed in beauty. and if God will clothe those temporary things with such beauty what do we need to be worrying about..  (Mathew 6:28) 

I understand it but its very hard to do..isn't it.

and then I'm reminded that God is building us a house.. a house with many rooms so that when we finish our time on earth that we can and will live with him..(John14:2-3)

how neat is it that God has already taken care of us here, and he is getting ready for us in Heaven..

Now if only we could allow God the true opportunity to do that for us..

so about now your going..what did this have to do with the title of this post..

well here it is.. We are not of this world. (those of us who are Christians) We are in this world traveling through waiting to go home.. We are on a life long Missions trip... and we need to trust the one who set it up for us..he knows better than we..

so we are traveling and trusting.....  til another day may God bless you richly.

a place close to the heart...

So we are traveling this week.. off on our week of vacation!  Hopefully a time of refreshing.  A ti\ime of renewal..  those of you who are in Christian circles will recognize the phrases as church cliches.. and yet that is what this will be.. as busy as we will be it will be just that.

we are heading to a music festival held in the mountains of NH.. http://www.thesoulfest.com/   It's  a great time.. 3rd year in a row that we have gone..  lots of bands..lots of speakers.. lots of time with followers and seekers of Christ.

This year we are doing some things differently.. we have decided to volunteer for one of the sponsors and help out at the table/tent  whatever they have set up for a shift.. We are volunteering for http://www.showhope.org/
last year Cindi and Michala went to a Women of Faith conference and saw Mary Beth Chapman. and bought her book.  "Choosing to SEE"   i finally read it about two months ago.. Great book.. no dry eyes on this hardened old man..  so we have the option to help.. I'll put it out there right now.. NO we are not intending to adopt, nor are we thinking about it..   I have a 16 year old and a 20 year old..  enough said..

We are camping on site and cannot wait to see where we are and who are neighbors are.. We are tenting and get a little better at it each year..   mind you before we did this  I never tented, never wanted to and would never consider it.. its not bad but Cindi and I are considering a camper of some sort for a few  years down the road.

looking forward to the music this year.. skillet,switchfoot, chris tomlin, paul coleman, caleb, Glenridge ,exiting the fall, and af course the bands that I haven't heard before and finding the ones that I like..

being a cheapskate at heart..i'm anxiously awaiting the sales that wll occur in the vendor tents..  books  music, t-shirts and the like.. what a great way to builld a library... or give books and music away when  you return,

anyhoo. i'm about done for today... I might try to do a small post everyday with my phone.. enjoy the week.