Anyway, the last 2 weeks have been uneventful in terms of anything of particular substance unfolding in my life. My husband spent a week in Los Angeles, one of my favorite cities... I absolutely loved that place, I spent only a couple of days there back in 2007, with my parents and sister, when there was only one niece, Nothando. It reminded me a lot of Cape Town, which is why I fell in love with the city. I would love to go back, alas, this year was not the right time... What with more important things to do with the money, like reupholstering couches and the like. Such grown up things.
Work went through a quiet patch but has thankfully picked up and has significant prospect on the horizon. Thank you Lord.
We spent last weekend in Durban. There for the Durban July and other side gigs of course. I'm always grateful for the experience, it's not always new or exciting but it's something we get to do that many can only dream of. A glimpse of the glitz and glamour world I guess. We looked cute, in our outfits that happened to match. - I'll post photos tomorrow. I did walk away with one thing, possibly a significant business venture... Something that has me quite excited. This week's research project. Thank you lord for consistent ambition and the need and will to be better.
So I'm finding myself needing to spend more time speaking to God lately. I realized a long time ago that I don't know the bible and part of me has wanted to change that. Many people have said that reading the bible is like reading a series of stories, so I figured I'd try it. I have never known where to begin though, because I don't like big books with small writing. So I've figured out a way. Thanks to technology, there a few wonderful apps, one in particular keeps me up for hours most nights. Quizup, basically, you select a topic and the app pairs you up with an opponent who you then match against over a series of questions. The topics are endless, my go to topic thus far has been vocabulary, which I must admit, contrary to the level I believed I had mastered, my use of the English language is limited to a minuscule, probably very average.... What's the word, *as I search for a synonym for usage* none the less you catch my drift. So I've been using the app to further expand my concept of the language. I digress... Back to the bible, the second topic I've decided to compete in although I fail most dismally against most opponents is the Bible. Again, I've decided to use it to learn and feel my way through getting to know the bible better. Each question I get wrong leads me to another verse or book that I didn't know existed, and another story to be read... It's interesting. It's intriguing. I'm on my third day and I can't say at this point that it has brought me any closer to God but I can say that I'll have a better sense of one of the oldest books in history with each read.
As for my relationship with God, it's a tassel at the moment. I'm praying for plently more faith as I continue to question him about things that currently just don't make any sense. Particularly the situation my parents find themselves in. I'm saddened by it and confused. What lesson is God teaching me or them, if he is still to reveal his plan for them at this stage of their lives when they should be well into the enjoyment phase, why is he taking so long? Why is he making it so difficult? Show me God. If it is about me then show me. Or show them. So yes, I'm wrestling. But at the same time believing.
There is a lot of good in my life and much to be grateful for. And I am. My prayers are always with God before the thoughts are even together. He knows my heart. Lord, you know my heart.
Good night.
