9/16/2013

A Home Without Walls

Entry #7

9/16/2013

8:49 P.M

By: Ray (The Night Author) Homan

The week has started and no phone calls (Job calls) for me just yet. Charlie was suppose to receive a call from McDonalds, her new job, today for what day she should be in training, but no call. Mom is prepared for her interview tomorrow, which I pray goes well.

Tonight is kind of stuffy, but we are told that rain will arrive soon. We rejoice in His name for the chance of rain. It will cool things down around here.

I was called to go hiking today to study His word and speak with him. He told me to read in the book of Phillipians, a letter from Paul that was all about thanking God and being content. I read to chapter three and I was told to walk down the trail. I kept walking and walking until he stopped me at this little spot with a bench. The sunlight shown down through the trees like a spotlight and in the middle of this spotlight was a little clearing. In the little clearing was a cross made by two small sticks; a person before me had placed the sticks there.



I sat down and continued to pray and read in His book. After finishing Phillipians, I rose my hands to the sky and let out a heavy prayer. I was filled with joy and happiness as I spoke to him and praised his name. When my "class" was over, I made a twig cross of my own and sat it next to the previous one.



When I arrived back to our campsite, Mom was busy organizing her stuff; she told me that she would like to trim down her supply of clothing and would place the extra stuff in the storage we rented out earlier. Charlie was fast asleep in her chair. I could not help but think about the message he showed me the hour before, "Be content and thankful."

I decided to sleep for the rest of the day, after a good book from my Nook app. I think I have three book reading apps on my phone: Nook, Kindle and Kobo. If I had to choose my favorite, it would have to be Kobo, but I am fond of the Nook as well. The book I read was called Ginger Bread Man, but I cannot recall the author at the moment.

The tent was hot, I practically sweat off all the water I had drank for that day within thirty minutes. After a very uncomfortable nap, we went for swim and Sara joined us after coming home from work.

We sat down at the picnic table at the park store house and charged our laptops along heating up our canned soup in the slow cooker. Just as a reminder, there isn't any electricity in our camp site and there is a burn ban in effect around here; which means we have to visit the park store every night to heat up soup and charge our devices.

Everyone was laughing and carrying on about the events during the day. I could not get the idea of being content out of my mind. We are content and we are thankful for everyday we get to serve the Lord.

--Night