Volleyday!

Haven’t played since the 18th! Terrible.

5 morning games with the Pilot, BigMan, and M&M… 1-5… I don’t know why I’m invited back

Garden log: roses need a bit more trimming. Poinsettias have grown back in full force… Probably time to trim it back bare to have them red for Xmas. Tradescantias look real happy, not sure if I’m supposed to trim those. Avocado tree is tall with a thick stock! Wonder when I’ll get some fruit. Cherry tomato doesn’t like to crawl that high on the fence apparently. Original mother plant is struggling real hard. Tends to offshoot and flower closer to the base. I have no clue why the heavily flowered passion fruit doesn’t have any fruits. Overgrown and everywhere though. Heirloom tomatoes are kinda growing, but definitely aren’t super happy. Maybe the sugar cane that I used as a trellis is taking up too much resources. Little Sriracha pepper is producing a bit. Aloe is struggling to adapt. I hope it does. Pineapple has been there forever and isn’t dead. Plumaria has its leaves, but not flowering. Jalamaberry were doing super good, but now are shriveling. I wonder if it’s because I didn’t pick them when they were ripe and it’s a bad thing. Sugar cane looking good. Century agave variegated getting huge with so many babies. Probably need to separate to not crowd mom. Weeds not out of control, but definitely need work. Especially the one on the sidewalk. I still have cinder blocks in the ambulance to put down

Work was productive

No one to have lunch with and didn’t have much at home so I just ate oranges, an apple, hummus and chips, mixed fancy nuts.

3 afternoon volleyball games with Rister, Esta-b, Vander Ark. 2-1. Shoulder sore/tired. Slowed down my swing and was able to make better contact. I need to do that more. Liz came out for yoga, but I sadly had to leave to Bible study

Oooooops! Wrong timing and I was late to Lance’s Bible study. Jesus nuggets that were collected:

• Microcosm of getting to God: Moses was a servant of God who made a way to the promise land from slavery. Jesus IS the way to the promised land from our worldly chains
• Striving to maximize your own comfort is attempting to transfer the onus of responsibility away from the Great Comforter
• It is in our nature to be sinful. We are fallen people. No one is without sin. We need a savior from ourselves. It may not be fair that the world has been created the way it was. It may not be your or my ideal, but being mad at gravity or rain is not going to change its existence or effects. The short lifed suffering we endure now is but a blink in comparison to eternity in heaven. Learn to abide by the laws and be in harmony with the ways of the natural world that the perfect God has created. It will minimize suffering on the overall graph of life 📉

Check-in with Ash after sucky day that her bud got fired. Praying that she is able to get guidance from God for her next steps

Dinner at In-N-Out (4×1 + Crunchies) had me cross roads with Mare + Morgan + Hayden breaking the fast of Rooted group workbook with the high schoolers. I love seeing the Holy Spirit work thru these leaders. I pray for the light in them to stay on fire and their strength to influence the younger generation is renewed daily. I pray those youngsters have the eyes and ears to experience God through these gracious opportunities that these leaders are volunteering their time for.

It’s getting late, but there is no point in stressing. It does not help me get done faster. Go shower. Beauty Sleep routine. Finish packing. Get on the long drive to Trinhs to drop off borrowed power washer before laying my head down at Cuckie’s guest room. Long drives is a great place for worship songs and exploring the variable sounds my vocals can discover the Lord has gifted me with.