In the words of Jack Nicholson in The Shining, I'm back! After a brief hiatus from blogging it is a good time for me to return. Ever notice how life has a way of taking your schedule from you? The last two weeks or so was one of those times here. Last week was hectic while preparing for the funeral eulogy for a 14 year old boy who died in a four wheeler accident. A lot of time was spent going back and forth to the family for times of prayer and listening. My hope was that in the midst of grief that God would do a good thing. Perhaps something said to that standing room only crowd will last more than a week. There was also a junior high track meet that was really enjoyable. If nothing else it served as a reminder that even in a crisis life goes on.

This week it is just the three of us here at home. Mom is off in Dallas on a training event for her job. Tomorrow my youngest turns 11. I would guess that in the afternoon we will go out to celebrate. His big present arrives next week after the official day. He received a present today at school. I also wonder how it is he gets gifts that are so noisy! We are almost done with the week so we can return to the normal rat race. Either way, in the end we are still going to be busy.

We will soon be in bed resting for Thursday. I just finished cleaning out under my son's bed. It never fails to amaze me what can be found there. Perhaps the "stuff" just accumulates under his bed. Perhaps it is drawn there by some magnetic force. However it happens, the floor was in dire need of a good sweeping. How about you? Ever sense God trying to clean out the "stuff" that accumulates? God will regularly do a cleansing in our lives to be sure we are in a right relationship with Him. We never notice our need until He brings it to light. Sure it is painful at times as He does His work. Afterward we discover how grateful we are that He didn't just let it slide.

Bro. Trey