Dusty Season has begun.

It's been heating up here, which means that the dusty season has begun. This morning, I made a nice fresh cup of Kenyan coffee (imported in my housemates' suitcase) in my Tim Horton's travel mug. What a great mug it is - I use it every day, twice a day, for either hot or iced coffee. Yum yum. Of course, I give my mug a nice wash before using it, so it was freshly cleaned this morning. During the making of the coffee, a guest came round to talk about some bits and pieces of business, so I offered him a cup of coffee, as well. By the time I had finished making his coffee and had sat down to start drinking my coffee, a layer of dust had already settled on the lid of my mug!

Imagine - in less than 15 minutes, a layer of dust had coated the top of my mug. It's just downright sad when I start thinking about all that dust - there are a lot of 15 minutes in every day, which means layers and layers of dust on everything. And I wonder why I wake up coughing every morning!

But really, life could be a lot worse... just look at those guys that were hit by the bus yesterday. Their families probably don't care too much today about the dust on their dishes.

And Lent is also going well. I have given up reading my novel before bed, and am now using that time to read some a John Piper book and to do a little more spiritually "edifying" reading. And it's been really good to set that time aside, and feed myself a bit, rather than just reading for pleasure. How is your Lent starting out?