Day 39: Up, Up And Away!

“The World’s A Nicer Place In My Beautiful Balloon.”  Jimmy Webb

Up Up And Away was a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by The 5th Dimension.  These days of late I feel like soaring above all the craziness until the world is closer to normalcy.  Maybe the world would look a little better from high above.  But….I can do nothing to control what happens either from above, from hiding in a dungeon, or from the ground.  I can be kind, I can be understanding, and most importantly, I can pray to the One who is soaring above.  He doesn’t need a balloon.  I seem to forget daily, that God’s got this.

Here we are at day 39.  There seems to have been some movement in the last few days.  On Thursday April 30, the governor of Kansas announced she is lifting some of the ‘stay at home’ order, effective sometime this weekend.  But….some of the decision makers in my county have decided to extend our ‘stay at home’ a week past that time frame.  So, it lingers on a bit longer.  Even when it is lifted in my county, it is still unclear all the plans and protocols my company will have in place.  They are masters at being clear as mud.  When I do go back, after what will be at least a six week furlough, I still have two weeks vacation I have to use by mid June.  If all this madness thus far wasn’t enough fun, we may soon have a meat shortage.  Hopefully, prayerfully, normalcy is in the foreseeable future.  Maybe we can all enjoy a calm, warm summer, and swim in America while treading the waters of freedom.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV