The Latin word "Benedictus" is the first words a man called Zechariah sang in the temple immediately after speaking again after being mute for months. He declared his praise to the Lord for the birth of his son, who would be later called John the Baptist.
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel...(Luke 1:68)
One of the purposes of this blog is to acknowledge good things that happen in our lives--the blessings.
Here are some blessings from our trip so far:
1. Successful cable repair. Baby B's
we were warned not to leave them outside for
three months when the trailer was parked at a
friend's house in BC. The cables were long enough to be easily fixed, and with new batteries bought at home, the repairs were quickly accomplished. It could've been worse.
2. No major leaks! The interior was dry when we left Canada. We did have a lot of rain on our way through Oregon, though. Every time we opened our slide, the water would pour in. You can see this portion just in front of the vehicle. We haven't quite figured out how it's coming in. Finally we learned to remove the cushions off the seats, so the water would at least hit wood. A lot of condensation kept collecting on the windows as well.
At our destination in Pacifica, CA, we tipped up the mattress, and spent the morning drying the walls and platform with our extra heater. The dry interior felt as good as the accumulation of
3. laundry clean, dry, and folded.
4. Lemons. I wasn't prepared for an agricultural inspection at the border to California. We had carefully not brought any produce from Canada, so stocked up at a wonderful Winco in Oregon. My bag of lemons was in danger of confiscation as I showed them to the inspector. "I have to see if they were grown in California," he said.
"Oooh," I squealed sadly, knowing what was most likely coming. They were such nice lemons, too. He checked the stickers, but they held no clue. He examined the skin of a lemon, checking it carefully for scale. Not seeing anything as he scraped and poked the lemon, he handed me my bag.
Happy, happy!
5. Excellent birding right from the trailer, waiting for the walls to dry. Lots of species that we see in Alberta in the spring. Sorry, no pictures; it was raining!
6. Spectacular ocean views and Redwood forests
Our walk through the Redwood forest reminded me of Vancouver Island where I grew up. I didn't even mind the light, misty rain.
These last two beaches are south of Pacifica.
Alma Heights Christian Academy, the old, elementary school building where my work partner and I spend our mornings. The middle and high schools are a sprawling collection of low buildings across the street, and include a library and gymnasium.
6. An unexpected assignment. As SOWERs, we are taught to accept any assignment our hosts want us to do. Imagine my delight when I was asked to spend a few minutes with a little girl who will be going on a trip to France with her family. Today we learned some colours in French and she happily ran around finding the appropriate colours. I hope we can learn a few numbers tomorrow!
Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.
Isaiah 12:5
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