It IS all about me!

Let me start by saying "we are home"! There's no place like home, there's no place like home.

I've been reading these books lately that are for Christian living and all have the same theme "It's not about you". While I know this is true and it is really all about God and His glory, the concept is a hard one to accept.

After being gone for three weeks, to some very exotic places, I found that almost everything I missed is all about me. Here is the short list:
I missed...

• my shower (in fact that is the first thing I did when I got home).
• my shampoo and conditioner.
• my things and my own bed and my special blanket for covering up with (actually never would have needed this blanket on a tropical island).
• my pillows (all four of them!).
  
• the way the water smells in my shower (yes water does have an odor, you just get used to it and don't know the smell until you've been away from it).
• my toilet paper (but that might be too much information).

So you see. It is all about me. With my shower done and my hair now behaving the way I expect to I can honestly say it is good to be home. I hope this doesn't sound too ego-centric but it is my reality. Here is a short list of things I didn't miss:

• SNOW!
• 20 degree weather!
• Slush!
• Oh, and did I mention SNOW!

Having spent Christmas in Florida and now this time in Singapore and Phuket I have to ask myself, with all the places in the world a person could live, why do we choose to stay in Kansas. I guess that is the part that is not about me. I know that what holds me here is the work God has called me to do and it is for Him that we stay. It is in this area of my life that I know the truth to the concept in those books that teach "it's not about you". And, I'm thankful for that truth but not necessarily thankful for the cold and snow. Oh well, it is still good to be back.