Preparation

It's been busy and exhausting long weekend for us... For the past 2 days, we've been doing a lot of preparation... a lot of work on "Labour Day"...

• Preparation for Jensine's first day of school - Yaay! I have a school boy! Yes, he will start Junior Kindergarten this school year. This is our first as much as his! Where to start? What to do? How can I make this transition easier for him, or easier for me?
• Preparation for my sister's arrival - We cleaned the room where my oldest sister will be using while she's here. That room, where my father used to occupy, has not been used for a while. It became a stock room for stuff we don't use regularly.
• Preparation for my near admission to hospital - This time I can prepare on what I need and what I want to have with me to the hospital.

REFLECTIONS: I am sure that most people are doing different kinds of preparation everyday to make their lives easier and more organized. We want to get things ready even for small things because we don't want a lot of surprises. Are we preparing for the soon coming of Jesus? Am I prepared to meet Him? Are you?

"Let not your heart be troubled. You are trusting God, now trust in Me. There are many homes up there where my Father lives, and I am going to prepare them for your coming. When everything is ready, then I will come and get you, so that you can always be with Me where I am. If this weren't so, I would tell you plainly. And you know where I am going and how to get there."
John 14:1-3 (TLB)