Homeward

Well, that time is here again. I will be leaving the Shelter City in Amsterdam. I am heading home. I have done this before, and like then I do not know what I will be doing at home. Hopefully I will find something productive to occupy my time because it was not fun at all this summer with nothing to do. But one fun thing though, I will be going to a hockey game on Friday. Well, as long as I find transport there. But it will be a great time, I have missed seeing and hearing the games of the Dallas Stars..... Also, it is dollar hot dog night so I will finally be able to afford something to eat at the game.

But, as I think of leaving here I have felt a bit sad. It is true that I do not want to leave but what can I do? I am starting to feel ok with leaving now. I think that I took my own advice and it is working for me. The goodby dinner for me tonight was great. A lot of folks showed and we had a really good time as well as some good food. I am not sure if I will return, but I do know that I want to come back.

Ruminating

I posted some pictures today.

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So It Comes to This...

Well, work is some good stuff. But for some reason, the toils of such can be at times rigorously grating. It seems particularly degrating cause I reap no krooners from my work. True, though, my 'work' has other motivations but the practical toils that I go through get no recompense. But one can chalk it up to being all one part, then one can say that it is all good. But it gets to me everytime a guest is not happy with something. Particularly grudging are when they are unhappy with the payment or not being able to stay longer. True, I have no problem saying no. But the guests have trouble hearing no. So it sags on me until when...

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut

Sometimes life doesn't work out like you had planned. But I guess that is just life.

So, one of the guests returned to retrieve some baggage. The guest claimed that the padlock did not come with a key. That seemed quite odd but I did not treat it as an impossibility cause, well.. yea. So, after trying to busy myself down and flag some help, I proceeded to cut the lock. Much to my chagrin, as I got about all of the way through the lock, I see the key in it. Sad thing, is that neither of us had noticed the key. Oh my! We did not feel too high on the hog at that point. I think that I felt like I needed some time off or something. But, that I will have sooner and in more abundance than I desire.

Oktober Again

Well, it does seem that October (Oktober in this neck of the woods)is here yet again. Last October, I was on month home from the Selter and had no idea what was going on. I had a couple of prospects, but they shortly faded through. So, in two weeks, I will be home again. Again, I will be without plan nor idea what is going on. Maybe I will sacre up some prospects but at this point I am starting to wonder what is going on. Just how logical is it that I will get some job? I am really stuck to wonder what.....



I was looking on my usb stick to find a certain document. I did not locate such a thing but I rolled across some pictures from last summer. I then decided to take a gander at them. It was cool to see them. I was again enthralled by the Keukenhof pictures. That was a nice trip and such a wonderful view of the gorgeous flowers. I just looked at the pictures and wondered. I am really sure what I am wondering, but I have much to wonder about. These flowers here, just seem to enliven my curioisity.

Springtime is a time of things that spring.

again some stuff

Well, it does seem that soon I will leave the Shelter again. I again am not sure that I want to leave. A few weeks ago, I was definitely ready to leave. I either rested a bit or just got over the hardest part of Shelter busy time. But the unknown that I walk into does play a part into my trepidations against departing. I did read in James 4 today that we should not make our own plans for the upcoming days, but seek to the will and glory of God. Well, that is downright hard. I logic things and feel that I have to have a plan. I mean, how are things going to happen? But, the God that we serve is powerful over all of that, and everyhting else. Psalm 93 constantly aprises me of that fact.

What will happen in the last few weeks? I am not sure, but I will seek Him and not look to plans and hows. Not easy, but what else have I to do but trust in the one who made me and looks after me.