His Kingdom Here

Yesterday was a full, wonderful day.

Sweet fall sunshine,

teaching precious children,

chelation in a big comfy leather chair to keep my veins clean,

an impromptu hike through the glorious forest with my "new" daughter and two doggies,

driving my other daughter to work through incredible landscapes,

a quick trip to costco to buy warm woolen undershirts and...

an amazing gathering of friends in the evening to say farewell to a couple that have touched hundreds of lives here in the Valley. I'm so grateful that I was one of them.

I have a feeling we will meet again, and possibly on another continent!

It feels like something has broken open that has been sealed shut in regards to gathering easily with friends...

I don't know exactly when it began closing, how many years ago, but it feels like it has been gently opening in this past season.

Even my home feels full of life again.

Four of us filling the rooms with laughter, movies, baking, cooking, sharing meals, cleaning, making music, visiting on my bed, praying, passing on the driveway, working in the flowerbeds...

It feels like God has broadened my tent pegs and I'm grateful.

I don't do very well on my own and I love the fellowship that has sprung up here.

Right under my roof!

And the circle is broader with my finding a church that feels like home.

The hugs and the hellos are so healing.

The worship is rich and the message this past Sunday spoke of the invitation to the wedding feast. Finishing with communion around an inviting table that had been set during the message. May the Lord help me to be faithful to invite those who are on the byways and highways to join in the party... otherwise what is it all about?

A little prayer meeting has even begun here on Thursday evenings.

A few of us YWAMers seeking God about how to "do church" and missional living here in Kelowna.

As much as I'm dreading the cold of the months to come, I feel warm in my heart at the prospect of more fellowship and I am truly grateful for the lives of the beautiful young women in my home that surround me with sound and life and activity.

They all love Jesus and are seeking His Kingdom.