Good Gifts

Twas the day after Christmas
When all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The Christmas tree is lit, the snow is falling outside, and I am content with the Goodness of God.

I continue to battle the effects of jet lag, as in falling asleep many times watching “Miracle on 34th Street” last night, and waking at 5:15–thus the no mouse stirring.

But the jet lag reminds me of the good gifts He gave on our latest Learning Technologies project in Beirut and Amman where Brian Ward and I provided training to two ministries there. The most statisfying of these gifts being that the participants repeatedly stated that what we shared with them was very profitable.

But I was also surprised to be taken to several biblical sites: Mt. Nebo where Moses looked into the promised land, but did not get to go; the site on the Jordan River where John had his ministry and where Jesus was baptized, and Rabbah, the citadel where Uriah was murdered. It was an added gift to be able to go to these sites, unexptected and appreciated. (Thanks to my hosts, T and M!)

Well, the mice are beginning to stir….