Lamp Lit Learnings

Have you ever run away from home? Not like the real kind of run away, but the "I don't agree with my parents and they make me so mad that I want to run away" kind of run away. I did. I don't remember how old I was, but I was old enough to know my way around and to know better than to do what I did.  I don't remember what the argument was about.  Probably something silly like cleaning my room, the type of music I listen to, or an all to common one in my relationship with my parents, a disrespectful attitude.  Whatever it was, I was mad.  I tossed a few things in my back pack and rode off on my bike without telling anyone where I was going.  I remember it was evening, and the sun was sinking low as I rode off toward the airport road.  This was in the days before cell phones so I'm sure when they realized I was gone it was quite frightening for my parents.  Of course in my mind at the time I pictured them not caring at all.  As I rode, I...

Where to plant? If this were a question of gardening, I would have easy answers such as "in direct sunlight", or "partial shade".  But it's not, and I don't have any easy answers.  In fact they are too difficult to comprehend.  You see we have so many factors to figure in. We need to balance the needs of our family as well as the needs of the people around us. We need to figure in the sponsoring church and where we might be most successful.  These are not easy things to figure out. One survey trip and I already feel a little more secure in the decision.  Each time we narrow it down some it makes me feel a bit more at ease.  You see, I can create a "home" anywhere, I just need to know where that is in order to let my mind adjust to it ahead of time. The other day my oldest missionary came to me asking why we had not built a chicken coop in our back yard yet.  I explained to her that we would eventually be moving so there was no point to star...