some random thoughts.

I still want to do missions. but dont envision longterm in the near future.. maybe in the further future?

contemplating doing something related to prisons..

went to Houston, visited the museum of natural science, saw a lot of dinosaurs for the first time. real dinosaur bones! how cool is that. also we went to NASA and touched a moonrock 3.2 billion years old! and we went to the Alamo! got to see my uncle and aunt's home, v lovely home they have. didnt know my uncle was so handy, he placed all the stone flooring in the backyard himself! we ate: vietnamese food, texan bbq, greek, chinese, malaysian food, tex-mex, and bison. V cosmopolitan place Houston is, even more than sg.

North Idaho is pretty in its way too. wide open spaces, rivers, lakes. chipmunks and hummingbirds frequent the outside of the house along with plenty of forests. the occasional deer crossing the road. i saw 2 wild bunnies in the backyard (which is actually acres and acres of forest). how cute is that. its calming to be near nature.

contemplating short-term trips. maybe our house will be ready next year.. that would be nice. should we get a second hand car? but then saving $1000+ a month by not having a car is v attractive. still remember gng to plaza sing and having no parking , exiting and having to pay for entering the carpark. not so fun that.

Wonder if it is do-able to take 3 mths off a yr.. that could also be work 3 mths take 1 mth off.. but the finishing up and starting agn may b too disruptive.. something to think abt. working on and on without a good long break to contemplate is not the way to go if we can manage something different. makes me feel numb and robotic.

hope to get tog with WX and hang out with her regularly in her 3 yrs here. also want to do some basic rock climbing regularly.. CY had a whole saga last mth that had me worried abt her.. but sounds like things are coming along with her dad changing his mind to accept her bf , with his burn injury and everything.. prayerfully commit her into Your hands.. Isaac flying on monday.. pray for his safety..