Wisconsin
We've been in Muskego, Wisconsin for almost 2 weeks now. Dale has spent the past week working on a new bathroom in his brother Mark's home for his Dad's use. The house is a very old farmhouse that has not seen remodelling for many a year. It was too small for his dad to be able to access comfortably confined now to a wheelchair needing full assistance. The first week has been building a new closet in his Dad's bedroom to replace the one that is coming down to be a part of the new bathroom. The old bathroom is now being dismantled and removed. Next week he will start building the new one.His dad has had many mini stroke's and other troubles and is under the care of son Mark and daughter in law Sally. Sally is an RN and has a huge loving heart. Dad Slocomb is the third person they have cared for in their home, first Sally's grandma, then mother and now Bernard. Dale's mom died last summer in Florida.

Muskego is very close to Milwaukee and there is much to see here. Dale will be taking a couple of days off each week to take me to various places, Monday to the great Milwaukee zoo. I don't do much physical work so I have plenty of time for myself.

My favorite devotional is Beth Moore's Praying God's Word Day By Day. This is my 2nd year bathing in it's comfort. These days I have much time to ponder the unfathomable riches of God's Word and I have never felt so at peace and close to our precious Lord. Traveling, visiting different churches, living with different types of people has had the effect of wrapping me in God's precious love. I have thought through out my life I must learn and learn and learn, dig deep into the things of God. I have also fought tooth and nail against my inability to retain information. I have spent a lifetime in awe of folks who learn and remember. I have always felt so hampered by the difficulty of not being able to "remember" or even understand things being said. During this time of change in our lives, removing the things that have so long held me captive I see the Lord as never before. I've spent a life trying to "control" my life for my benefit. Trying to understand so many things. I can look back during this quiet time and see a long road to freedom. I see God as never before. Huge, awesome, unfazed by my failures, unending patience, guardian of every jot and tiddle of my life. I see judgement of others not only as huge arrogance, but as futile as comparing myself to God in my goodness as the insignificant difference between myself and the best or worst of sinners. I understand love as a command and a joy not an option. I understand forgiveness as freedom from bondage, bitterness and judgement. I know God completely, utterly, without withholding any good thing loves me, knows me and is the very light I stand, walk or rest in. I don't need to understand all the processes or remember the words. I know I am the beloved, I know all His children are the beloved and I know all He asks is that I love Him and His beloved. I understand my life is not about me. Simple, beautiful....my heart is becoming the heart of a child, full of wonder at the turns of life, full of trust in my Daddy who loves me. The peace that passes understanding can fill a heart!