After a year away, I returned to my parent's home in Iowa for the 2nd time in 5 weeks! This weekend has been very unusual in that it is just my parents and me for the first 4 days of my trip. Because of my siblings' travels, we are planning to celebrate Christmas on New Years Day. Thus, Mom has left her Christmas decorations up. They are beautiful to see!
Though not worried about it, I did come in wondering what we would do together while Michael was at a retreat. We've had a blast so far. Mom and I bought a 500 piece puzzle Friday afternoon, and we finished it by Saturday evening. I think it is the fastest that we've every completed a puzzle together.
Sunday, we went to church and heard an excellent sermon on waiting on the Lord. The sermon text was from Exodus 2, and Pastor De Boer cautioned us to avoid the sin of Moses. He was impatient waiting to be Israel's leader and avenged the brutality of the Egyptians on his people before the Lord's timing was right. Pastor contrasted Moses to our Lord Jesus, who patiently lived on earth 33 years, waiting on the Father's perfect timing before offering himself up as a sacrifice on the cross for our sins.
After church, I took my parents to Red Robin and introduced them to their famous onion ring towers and dipping sauces. We thought they were delicious. I'm thankful for the relaxing start to my vacation and for the wonderful relationship I have with my parents.
Happy New Year!
