My blog has been neglected. Mom and Dad are here in the village and we've been busy exploring the great island of Hokkaido. It's been nice having people around, but to be honest, it's tough too. I'm used to having my life a certain way out here. I get up when I feel like it (or when my alarm screams at me for the 7th time). I eat what I want when I want. I let my dishes pile up for the day....and I never bother drying them. But now I can't do that. I have guests. Things I left neglected (like cleaning the house and fixing loose windows) are no longer neglected. They can't be.
But there are things that have been neglected now that my parents are here. I had a routine. My breakfast dates with Jesus have been neglected. My Monday night Sabbaths have been neglected. My poor garden has been neglected (and now all my flowers are dead).
Good things (like cleaning and fixing) and not so good things (like dead flowers and no Jesus dates) are results of change. I recognize that this happens...and I need to adapt. I can't forever neglect my Sabbath and I should probably start using the Swiffer more often. Change isn't bad...it's just different.
What else in my life needs to not be neglected? What about yours?
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