Waiting Room?

Todays sermon smacked me in the face. Am I simply using my time here as a waiting room for Heaven? I was challenged to make it more than that and to vibrantly live today. I can't even begin to explain how many ways the sermon spoke to me. Jake, our youth minister was preaching today and today as most times he speaks, he challenges me in huge ways. Sometimes I say amen, that is what I agree with, other times I say hmm, I need to think about this and still other times I say, now way, where did that come from? Well today was all three in one sermon. I am convinced that God is using Jake in a mighty way. (that in itself sorta scares me) So I will let his lesson joggle around in my mind and urge anyone that was not present to order the cd of the sermon.

We are getting ready to go to Honduras in two weeks and I am so looking forward to it. God has made it possible that we will be able to build a home for a family without one in Honduras. Sharon also wants to go to the dump where thousands live. And I want to see my grandson Antonio and watch his smile as he calls me "grandma 'nita" I am looking forward to spending time with Karen and her awesome husband Dorian. She could not have found a better person or one I could love more. Dorian is like my own. And the children at Casa......I will be meeting new ones that I have yet to meet and I will be hugging familiar little bodies like Brayan and Cindy. It is so odd how certain children steal your heart. I have loved everyone of the children but Cindy and Antonio have stolen by heart in ways I can not describe. Cindy has such potential and I hope that I can be part of her future and her success in life. Antonio just feels like family. Another sweet soul who speaks the language of love to my heart is Dilcia who works at Casa. She has such a sweet disposition and her life is not one of ease, but she loves the Lord.
Well it is something like 13 days and counting and I can't wait. I want to relieve Karen some and see she and Dorian spend some quality time together. I want to take care of Karen and make her feel better soon. I want to live not only in the states but in Honduras in a couple weeks, like I am doing more than spending time in a "waiting room"