I didn't know why, walking to the park early yesterday morning, the Lord impressed on my mind to turn left early and to take pictures of places I had not been to for years. The neighborhood city hall? Heated swimming pool? But I knew better than argue so I did. I almost laughed when I looked at the photos I had taken, because they were mostly reflections of the glass. I went onto the park, where it made more sense to enjoy my time taking pictures of critters there...right?
To the Park early morning... Heron at Step Creek
Until my cellphone rang today. It was my Buddhist friend, asking if she could possibly see me once more before I went down to Okinawa. Had not our omniscient God been in charge, I probably would've automatically replied that I was sorry; with the summer heat, I couldn't get out. Instead, the first words out of my mouth were: "Could you get to the Honmaru City Hall? It's only 3 mins' walk from my house, and it's air conditioned; WE COULD MEET AND TALK THERE!"
God knew some sort of high school speech contest was going on at the City Hall, so it was rather noisy, with someone always shuffling down the corridor. We moved to the building across the hall--the heated swimming pool--where there were chairs and a table in a quiet lunch room. There, we were able to talk completely undisturbed 4-7:30.
Pool Photo, 2012
Oh--the last photo? The first one with only the reflection in the glass doesn't show you a thing, so I did want to post one showing the inside of the building where it was taken, altho' that pic was...wow, was that 12 years ago already? I'm glad God never changes. He STILL keeps nudging me on the back (and He knows my initial response will be, "You're kidding, right?") But at least almost 60 years of being His child, I've stopped arguing with Him.
