The inimitable Sir Brian of Wiggin wrote:
...
>JIC I don't get round to finishing this series, I would like to say
>something about the people we met and to give due credit to our hosts. We
>stayed with the Mournings in Albuquerque, the Johnson's in Longmont and the
>Wheelers in Vancouver. They all showed remarkable hospitality (or should
>that be insanity <g>) to agree to accommodate this eccentric Englishman.
Thank you for the kind words. I don't think that it takes insanity to
practice hospitality to such a pleasant couple, really.
...
>excellent pancakes. I found a soul mate in his eldest (though Mike probably
>would not believe that).
Why not?
> I just pray that he does not wander from the Lord
>as I did.
He won't. I know him, and I know our Father. Nate, like his brothers, is a
blessing indeed, and strong in faith in God.
>His middle son has a smile to melt icbergs. Mike also showed great
>dedication and financial sense as he ironed on all the cyber powwow logos
>while we were there so that we could transport them to the Wheelers <g>.
I offered Brian a chance to help, but he seemed to contract an instant and
temporary malady of the wrists when I suggested that. :-)
>The thing which struck me was the difference in affluence between our two
>countries. For a couple to enjoy the same sort of lifestyle in England (size
>of house, number of cars, extra equipment, gadgets etc.) they would both
>have to be in fairly high powered jobs. The only couple which seemed to get
>near that description was Mike Johnson and his wife Lori. I earn
>approximately the average income for the UK and my wife works as well yet we
>would struggle to get anywhere near the lifestyle enjoyed by our hosts. BTW
>this is not a gripe, just an observation.
It is good to be blessed well enough to be a blessing. God is good to us.
I'll let you in on my secret of affluence: believe what God says about
money in the Bible and act on it.
In the USA, as in England, there is great wealth, abject poverty, and lots
in between. Both England and the USA look very prosperous compared to, say,
Cambodia, or North Korea. In North Korea, the concern is not so much the
size and number of flowers in your garden and the car you drive, but
getting enough food to survive.
The true measure of wealth is what you have stored up in heaven and what
you give.
Michael Paul Johnson
aka Soaring Golden Eagle
PO Box 1151, Longmont CO 80502-1151, USA
Rocky Mountain outpost 207, New Creation Church
Jesus Christ is Lord!
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