The word "peace" can mean so many things...tranquility, the feeling of having all of your ducks in a row, serenity, the absence of war, knowing that everything in the world is just as it should be...for the Christian...there is the peace that surpasses all understanding in Christ...



A recent trip to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin illuminated a new aspect of peace that I was lacking in my life...the peace of simplicity. Caleb and I stayed with the Sweeney family, an amazing family we met through Mission Discovery. They live in the country in the midst of corn fields, red barns, and silos off a small county road in the woods. Their home is beautiful...natural light, tall ceilings, an old piano, and an old furnace that gives heat in the winter. In summary, it was beautiful. We talked, read, laughed...we just enjoyed each other.



One night we laid outside and watcher the Persius meteor shower. It was fascinating. It really hit me on the airplane home (12th flight of the summer) that I needed more peace in my life..yes, more of God, more solitude...but also less noise, less TV, less internet, less Nintendo Wii, less magazines...

So...we are the midst of a trial...we have removed the television from our living room and moved it into Caleb's office. We rearranged our furniture and now our living room (which adjoins to our kitchen) has no media. It has been great so far!

I guess I never noticed how all of the noise was sucking the life out of me. I am already so refreshed.