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April Showers Bring May Flowers

It is funny that I am living in the Southern Hemisphere and while we are technically in “Fall”, it has been raining so much that it reminds me of Texas in April.  The odd April weather here in South Africa, has been representative of my life.

It was an unusual month with some of the usual activities.The unusual part was that God gave me an opportunity to get well acquainted with some of my relational weaknesses. I am so thankful for friends who tell me the truth and for a God who helps me receive it…. the rain continued as I started a plan to really seek God more than I have ever in my life. I “unplugged” my TV and DVD player for 21 days and spent all that EXTRA time reading, worshiping, and listening to podcasts. The idea was to start breaking some habits in what I “flood” my life with and also breaking habits of how I deal with situations when I am disappointed or don’t get my way.

I think I started something…and I am praying that God continues to help me with it. These “life challenges and changes” didn’t happen in isolation, but in community. I love that God requires us to deal with ourselves not really in “retreat” but in “action”….in everyday life. I intentionally didn’t take any time off, so that this would be a life style change.  You can read more in my newsletter about some of the things that happened in April.