This morning, as You know, Lord, I am at the Hyatt Regency in Boston for the second day of the "Treating Young Adults" conference. The independence :) that I am experiencing and expressing is rather invigorating--even this, sitting here to write or journal or blog or whatever this is. My DH would be over my shoulder prying into these entries, and You know that I *hate* that. It is ... well, we can get into that later. I love him. And I know him. And as one of the conference speakers addressed yesterday, a mature love understands the weaknesses and foibles and accepts them as part of the entire person. Yes. But I digress. What shall we focus on today? The entry in my devotional about fasting has gripped my heart and mind. I am going to try--I certainly cannot promise in my own strength!--to stay away from my Homescapes and other games. I find them a distraction, a way to capture my wandering distress, and a way to refocus. We will find another way to accomplish those things, yes? Perhaps by knocking off those memory verses on which I have fallen so far behind? :) I know it isn't about memorizing verses. I know it is not about how much Scripture I read. It *is* about how those things, and others, help me to know You more. That is my prayer; that is my desire. You know, what I said earlier about DH is probably if not almost certainly what You say and think and feel about me. You love me, understanding my weaknesses and foibles, and You accept them as a part of the complete "me." Yes. Yes?
"Treating Young Adults" at the Hyatt Regency in Boston, sponsored by Harvard Medical School, worth 14 CEUs. And a night in this hotel. I should--I will!--stop the silly games on the iPhone and concentrate for a little bit of time before going to bed.
The idea of Sabbath, "rest," is my devotional reading on YouVersion right now. Start: 8:30 p.m. Listen....
The air conditioner fan just came on.
Julie is texting me about an Easter gift idea for Tue (I initiated the conversation).
The conference is wonderful.
The idea of fasting is also mentioned in my YouVersion devotional. Could I NOT play a game on my phone for a day?
It's only 8:32 p.m.
Just getting away to be alone is refreshing. Not being home with all the distractions may force me to sit quietly. (There *is* an awful lot to do at home over the next two weeks....)
I am discouraged by the government, and particularly by the president. I am coming to believe that he is ill, possibly with a form of dementia, on top of an already-malignantly-narcissistic personality disorder. His blithe lying, even about things such as his father's birthplace, is alarming.
But I digress. What shall we focus on today? The entry in my devotional about fasting has gripped my heart and mind. I am going to try--I certainly cannot promise in my own strength!--to stay away from my Homescapes and other games. I find them a distraction, a way to capture my wandering distress, and a way to refocus. We will find another way to accomplish those things, yes? Perhaps by knocking off those memory verses on which I have fallen so far behind? :)