So May is here and I’m back in the office! First of all, I am thankful that when I got here I still had an office! As wonderful as the time away was, I really did miss you all, especially my fellow staff peeps! But the time has come and gone and I’m rested up and ready to get back to the calling of God on my life; ministry. What a blessed privilege.
I had planned to finish up the final 5 classes remaining toward my Master’s in Theology, alas I only got two of them done, but direction is more important than speed. I thoroughly enjoyed the in-depth study of the books of Galatians and Ephesians. So many wonderful lessons there for us all.
I am still overwhelmed at the generosity and welcome I was given. I spent the first two weeks of April at a good friend’s retirement/weekend home up on the Little Red River just above Judsonia. The beauty of the Lord’s creation was mesmerizing!
Next, how blessed am I that both of my parents are still with me and doing well? I went to Alabama to take my mom to her Cancer Survivor’s dinner, no small matter for this family! What an honor and pleasure to be able to, and then to spend some time visiting and helping out around their place. Then this last weekend I had the blessed task to move my baby girl back home from college. As she only has one more semester before she graduates, and that is mainly practice teaching (pardon me, internship) we opted to move her home to save some money on rent and utilities (only to spend it on gas!) But it’s good to have her home again.
The last 3 days I’ve spent at another friend’s lake home, just trying to rest up and get mentally and spiritually prepared to get back to work. How awesome is it that these people open their home and let me just take over for a time? A man with friends is wealthy indeed!
But, all that said. I’m glad to be back in the saddle and back at work. Like the old saying goes, “If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life!” I love my job, but it’s certainly not a job - it’s a blessed privilege.. (Eph. 3:7)
Ok, enough of this…it’s time to get back to work!
Much love for you all,
Bro. Jeff
