A Few Things That I Would Like To Do

-Of course, do know that God probably
has a totally different agenda of things that He wants me to do. Still, I
thought I would mention some of the things that, through the years, I have
kind of wanted to do.

Almost from the first that I was a Christian, I thought that I would like to
be a long-term missionary and actually live with the native people
somewhere. Not right away, though. I remember telling God that I didn't want
to go to Africa because I liked my comfort too much. Self-centered or what!
Anyway, I believe that you can never really know a person until you have
spent time with them. I am sure that goes for groups of people as well. But
that desire of mine has diminished over the years as I feel I am getting too
old for anything like that. However the other day, during my Bible reading ,
it dawned on me that, many times, God used people "advanced in years" to
carry out His plans so who knows?

One thing that has always bothered me is not being able do anything in the
church. As a result, I often feel like I am on the outside looking in. Being
as I like children, especially small children, I always thought that I would
enjoy
teaching Sunday school. But I am not able to so it is pointless to even
think about it.

I have often heard people talking about places that they have been too or
are going. To be honest, a hot place like Mexico or Jamaica has no appeal to
me. An Alaskan cruise would be much more up my alley. But what I would
really like to do, if I was able and had the time and money, is buy a RV and
travel all over Canada. This is such a large country and I am sure there
are lots of interesting and quaint places if one just looks for them.

One place that I would like to go is Sweden. The reason is my Swedish
heritage on my father's side. His family has actually been traced back to
Sweden a couple of hundred years ago. I would also like to visit the country
where my mother's family originated but it is a bit more complicated. Even
though they are German, they had immigrated to Russia before coming to North
America.

I would like to be able to sing. And not just a “joyful noise to the the
Lord”. I would like to be able to actually carry a tune. Not that I would
want to sing in public-Heaven forbid! Just to sing to myself and God. And,
of course, to really sing along with my music. It seems odd to think about
singing when can't even talk but, someday, who knows?
These are just a few of the things that, over the years, I thought I would
like to do. Whether I actually get to do  them or not is another story. My
entire future is in God’s hands and He may have totally different plans for
me.