TODAY’S DELIGHT!

In our final Soul Matters group, we spoke about delight and how it consisted of an element of surprise.

And yes, I was pleasantly surprised. A prickly pear cactus, in my own backyard. Kathy got them for me from her neighbor. It was such a delight to come around the corner and see this. I spontaneously uttered, “Oh my!” And there are three or four more plants around it getting ready to bloom.

I spent a good part of today weeding. Day after a rain — perfect. Caleb, a friend from church, is coming soon to spread mulch in all the sparse areas, so I wanted to make sure that the weeds were as under control as possible.

The chipmunk spray was ineffective. They are laughing at me.

Another chunk of the day was spent on India trip planning. I think it is coming together. I have yet to receive any input from the travel agent. I’ve just been booking things on my own. I think I may end up using him just for the internal connections between major stops.

Tomorrow I’m going to look at airfares. I felt really tired when I saw that the flight from Delhi to Panama would take 43 hours. Traveling is definitely not for sissies.

I’ve also been working on my Christmas card. I’m coming closer to a final design. I need one more tool. It’s in the mail. It’s hard for me not to show it to someone. I’m like a 5-year-old: “Look what I made!” I want them to be a surprise. Well, I did show it to Dan. He nodded his approval.