Of The Royal Meadow

 It can seem to us humans, in difficult times, that there are a limited number of options, even when we have sought God in our prayers. "Lord, what do you want me to do?" we ask. There has been a cascade of events in my own life recently that has effectively undone every plan I had for myself for this school year. I sent my oldest child off to college, planned to join this or that ministry, grow my friendship circle, do research, etc, as I begin to look to my own future after the kids begin to leave the nest.  Then, life changed. Within about a two week time span, I found myself wondering if there was anything left to give up, and then I discovered it.  I had the urge to clean and sort my house, give away unnecessary items and generally simplify my surroundings to match the events of my life. You know the saying, "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." If I have to give up what I didn't think I wanted to give up, then why not go all the way with the effor...