Preparation of Mind

Good Morning Everyone,

Monday, Monday and we’re off and running again. Facing new challenges of excitement and adventure as we charge out into the world with our hair in the wind, setting everything on fire behind us. After the weekend of rest and relaxation you are at the epitimy of vim and vigor. HUH? What do you mean I must be referring to some one else? That isn’t you, still in your house coat, stumbling through the house with a cup of cold coffee in your hand is it? yeeeeeeeeeha! Wake up America! Ok, OK, I know I do get a little bit carried away sometimes.

Well, the sun is shining and it is almost 90 degrees on the back porch. Dianne has gone to the trailer to paint the trim. Connie girl and Aaron have gone to the barn to feed Image and the Massey tractor is sitting in the doorway of the garage patiently waiting for me to weld the seat.. Maybe this evening when it cools off some I’ll tackle that job.. Might even try and put the gate to the fields up before dark. (smile) Jimmy, Kim, and the children are coming and along with Connie girl are planning to help Dianne paper and paint.. hmmmmm, Children painting? no way! Pa Pa babysitting? I’ll bet that is on the don’t tell pa pa until the last minute agenda. LOL

Spent the whole day in my ole easy chair yesterday. Just couldn’t seem to get it together. But today this ole derailed train is back on track and blowing black smoke from the engine.. (smile) At least that is what my mind is telling me.. Sometime though, my mind says I am ready to tackle this job or that one and my body totally refuses to cooperate.. Do you ever have that problem? I have come to realize that I must not waste any movements when working on something.. Every move must count toward accomplishing the job at hand.. All it takes are a few mistakes and wasted moves from not thinking ahead and the job is prolonged and nothing gets done that day. I must blueprint and prepare my mind for every move and then when I begin work, execute each prepared mind set and the job falls right into place... Mind preparation in the key..

When I built this house, I had formulated it in my mind for several years before the actual construction began. I drew up my own blue prints, calculated the bill of materials, and figured the cost. My disability almost threw a monkey wrench in the works but God was merciful and Blessed us. Then after all the preparations, we moved in and this house became a home with Christ as the head. This home is temporary but what I’m really looking for is:

John 14: 2, 3

[1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
[2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
[3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.


I just love the way Teresa of Avila put it when she said; “Christ is the head of this house, The unseen guest at every meal, The unseen listener to every conversation. Christ moves among the pots and pans.” This earthen home should have Christ as the head, but at the same time, we as children of God should be preparing to move into our heavenly home. Are you prepared to make this move to your heavenly home? To qualify; your name must be written in the Lambs Book of Life... Doesn’t it excite you when we realize that God has blueprinted everything in His mind from the beginning? Even more exciting is knowing that Jesus is preparing a Heavenly home for His children..

Well Glory!