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Time is Ticking By

From November 11th, 2009 through January 11, 2010; I spent time in Upstate New York. My time there was my cocoon time. I stayed wrapped and covered until I came out. When I came back to Texas, I came back a new woman.

There is not much to say about my cocoon days... only that I died.

Now that I am back in Texas, my life is completely different. I rarely stay in one place longer than 2 weeks and I am traveling quite a bit. Often times I do not have access to a computer and my only means of staying connected is through my iPhone. I am grateful for to the one who is sponsoring my phone now. I am also grateful to the one who is sponsoring my vehicle.

I know I need to log my travels, the people I am meeting and some of the things I am witnessing. When events pass by so quickly, it is very difficult to sit and process it all, much less keep a log. I will attempt from this point on, to be more faithful in recording the events. Even if I keep it on here as private.. I know that it is important that I have something to refer to later down the line.

I will do my best to catch some of my readers up and to apologize for not posting in so long.

Basically, I let go of my rent house and have the honor to live as a guest in many homes. I sold all of my personal possessions.. i.e. household goods, furniture, computer, appliances, TV's, EVERYTHING... to my dear friend and neighbor for $100.00. She has since moved in to my rent home and has set aside a room for me to stay whenever I am in town. I am grateful to her for opening her heart and home to me. I am grateful for a place to rest when I am between assignments.

I spend my days in the Word and pray quite a bit. Not out of ritual or a sense of obligation.. but desire. All my working days I have always longed to be able to spend more time studying and understanding spiritual material. Now I am free to do that. Often, however, I do it while running errands for friends, neighbors, and host families. I am finally allowed to serve people completely. Anyone can call me now.. anytime (even in the middle of the night if they need to). I am available now with no strings attached or limitations. There is a joy to being at God's disposal 24/7.

I have a few more months of this, before it is time to go to Costa Rica. In the mean time, life has turned in to an accelerated training process that has required 100% of my everything. Even now, I am pondering about how much of everything it will be.

It's a "Love Walk" ministry.
Agape ALL,
HB Cher

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