a soft note to land on

i have decided to write occasionally on things that are of less importance than the bearing of the human soul. a difficult thing to do, it will not come as often, but i shall try….so the topic today is a combination of random facts and uplifting insights into my day to day thinking. probably a short count on words. today it was thundering in nairobi, kenya. i really loved it. i heard the dogs barking crazily so i went outside to investigate the loco commotion and found a monkey hanging out of a tree. he had a short, stubby tail, maybe even a bit overweight. the dogs never captured the famed villain. i have never liked opossums, yet i have ironically just received one from my best friend. luckily it was manufactured and stuffed. i wish i knew dr suess. my little brother has started reading box car children. its a rather long series of kids books. it feels weird to be unemployed in america. my father says that i am a slack on society (ha). last night a kenyan friend of mine went to the hospital to have her baby. she arrived there at 2pm and deliver around 6pm. the odd fact: she delivered it herself. no one was in the room with her. it was also her firstborn. this is africa. we took her home today. and i must say, that baby is adorable! jeopardy does not play on african tv. a sad thing to confess. goats are the ideal lawnmower. americans should adapt to this path of thinking as well. what worth is it to gain the whole world, and in the midst of that gain we also loose our love? why cling to material possessions? i was reading today and the Lord really pushed a certain scripture into my life…could we ask for more than to Love the Father with everything that is within us? you can take the world, Father, but give us You! it is so worth laying it down for Him…

from phillipians 3

⁷But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ ⁹and be found in him…