Online Check-in, Sewing

I love that I live in this time in the history of the world! When I woke up this morning, I had already checked in for my flight to Honolulu last night, so I went straight to the security check at the airport, then to the gate. I waited awhile, boarded my plane, flew to Honolulu, got off the plane, caught the Alamo shuttle to their station, and ...

I checked in online for the car too!!! So I got off the shuttle and went straight to the section in their car lot that said "compact cars," chose a car and proceeded to the exit, where I showed my paperwork and driver's license to the gate guy. The whole travelling experience was perfect, except that the only car they had for me to choose from was a bright yellow chevy-something-small. I told my sister, who lives in Ma`ili, that she would see me coming when I was in Nanakuli. It's so bright, it says, "RENTAL CAR - TOURIST." You don't want your car to say that anywhere near Ma`ili.

I introduced my family to my blog. They seem interested and may even blog themselves. I'm excited!

I did a little bit of sewing (mending) today and was reminded of my love for sewing. I used to sew a lot but life got busy and I got distracted, and I reduced my sewing to necessary mending. Mending is a chore...it's not for pleasure. Then sewing didn't seem that appealing to me. But I miss it now.

When I started writing tonight, I really just wanted to blog about my sewing, but surprisingly, I think there is actually a spiritual application to this sewing thing. When I first heard about God's love for me, I was really into it. I wanted to read the Bible and know more about him. I wanted to worship him as much as possible. But somewhere along the way, life got busy and I got distracted, and I reduced my thoughts about God to "necessary mending." Only when I needed a little mending would I turn my attention to God. It can feel like a chore sometimes.

But I miss it now! That's kind of related to what I was reading and writing about in my Bible study blog this week. I love it when that happens, when God uses several different ways to make the same point. This week it is about the busy-ness of life and how it gets us off balance.

I want to start sewing again, for fun. I want to adore God again, with my whole heart.

A hui hou,
Lisa

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