I'm Back

My foray to Honduras has come to a conclusion. Life is good and it was
an honor to get to serve God and do what I could in that place to
usher in His Kingdom. He really did some fun things.
In thinking back on my weeks there, the idea that comes to mind in an
overwhelming sense is simplicity. Specifically, I was reminded of the
stark difference between my life of complexity and anxiety - and the
lives of simplicity many people there live, missionaries included.
Perhaps more than anything else, the simplicity of life was perhaps
the most appealing thing I witnessed while in Honduras. I want that -
I want a more simple existence - I want to be less identified with
'stuff' - I want to be less consumed with finances and money - I want
to give more time and attention to simple things: reading, writing,
playing music, serving, giving things away. Now that I'm home, my fear
(anxiety?) is that I will loose that desire like I have in the past.
That I will fall back into American consumerism and the rat race.
Realistically, in order for my wife and I to truly embrace the life we
would like to live, we must practice simplicity more and more each day
- training for that direction.