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Highlight: The 3-hour nap I grabbed after church.
Summary:
a. We went to church at The Mount (Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church) this morning. As it was two weeks ago, folks were happy to see us. It's always nice to be feel welcome. Still, I missed being at WOLFC (Word of Life Family Church).
b. I finally got to hear a choir sing today. We've been in Texas for almost a month, and all I've heard is two male choruses and a children's choir. The choir sang Israel's You Are Good, and I was a little surprised when it didn't end like we end it at WOLFC. I guess I've heard it one way for so long.
c. In some ways I'm still experiencing culture shock. WOLFC is a church with great racial diversity, while The Mount is predominantly black. It has been almost 15 years since I've attended a predominantly black church, so it's taking a bit of time for me to get re-acclimatized to the worship style. It's all good. Just different.
d. After church we rode by a house we liked and toured Friday afternoon. While it has potential, I'm reluctant to put any emotion towards it at all. It seems like I've been let down to many times already while house-hunting, so I'm trying to keep from getting attached to any one property ... just in case.
e. The day ended with Cetelia and me taking a stroll. We saw our skunk friend tonight, but only after we saw a possum. So, we've seen a coyote, tarantula, skunk, possum, and a passel of deer. Perhaps tomorrow night we'll see a bear. ;-)
Today's Lesson:
Our limitations are typically imaginary. Because we don't care to do a particular thing or may have experienced difficulties in the past regarding it, we form a stronghold in our mind regarding it. The more we think and speak negatively about that limitation, the more we power we give it. I'm being tested right now to live beyond false limitations I've constructed in my mind over the years. Perhaps at another juncture I'll get into what they are. But, for now, if I'm to lead nourish my family, I must embrace the fact that my self-imposed limitations are imaginary, and only serve to hold me back.
