I have elctricity!
OK, so the transformer is in the wrong place. But, I have electricity. I showed the field officer where I wanted the transformer by standing on the spot. My builder was there. I went out tonight, as an absolutely beautiful sunset was fading into gray and saw the transfomer, about 40 feet from where I wanted it, in the middle of a future path from the house to the "man-house", where I plan to keep all my tools, riding lawn mower, etc. I should have paid more attention to the red flags. Ha! Story of my life.
What to do? Ignore it, plan a walk-around path, and look to the next thing.
I expected to sign loan papers in about two weeks. Mike, my builder, says the bank is telling him at least three weeks. So, I will call tomorrow morning, and every few days to get an updated (and fresh in the mind) estimate.
I went home to Louisiana this weekend for Aunt Quincy's services. It was a good celebration of her life. Today would have been her 95th birthday! It does give me pause to think that someone who lived for almost 95 years is now only memories in the hearts of those that loved her. She had a very full life.
Maybe it's the changes at work (I lost Texas and Louisiana). Maybe it is Aunt Quincy's passing. Maybe it is winter. Or the burn ban. Or relationships. But I feel so small and ineffectual tonight, in the scope of everything facing me.
Still, a small voice is there, beckoning. Though but a wisp of time this earthly life matters. And while we are here we are tasked to do our best, to strive, and not to get caught up in the little things.
So, I will wait for the loan papers to be ready for signature. I will deal with a transformer in the middle of what was to be a walking path. These are tiny things. I will take on a new sales territory. I will love my whole family, all my friends, and myself. A tiny bit harder. But, if I can't add a single hour to my life by worrying (a "very small thing" says Jesus) then why worry about even smaller things like loans and love, transformers and territories?
It is Sunday night . That means tomorrow is Monday. On Mondays I go to work. And so I will.
Tempus fugit!
OK, so the transformer is in the wrong place. But, I have electricity. I showed the field officer where I wanted the transformer by standing on the spot. My builder was there. I went out tonight, as an absolutely beautiful sunset was fading into gray and saw the transfomer, about 40 feet from where I wanted it, in the middle of a future path from the house to the "man-house", where I plan to keep all my tools, riding lawn mower, etc. I should have paid more attention to the red flags. Ha! Story of my life.
What to do? Ignore it, plan a walk-around path, and look to the next thing.
I expected to sign loan papers in about two weeks. Mike, my builder, says the bank is telling him at least three weeks. So, I will call tomorrow morning, and every few days to get an updated (and fresh in the mind) estimate.
I went home to Louisiana this weekend for Aunt Quincy's services. It was a good celebration of her life. Today would have been her 95th birthday! It does give me pause to think that someone who lived for almost 95 years is now only memories in the hearts of those that loved her. She had a very full life.
Maybe it's the changes at work (I lost Texas and Louisiana). Maybe it is Aunt Quincy's passing. Maybe it is winter. Or the burn ban. Or relationships. But I feel so small and ineffectual tonight, in the scope of everything facing me.
Still, a small voice is there, beckoning. Though but a wisp of time this earthly life matters. And while we are here we are tasked to do our best, to strive, and not to get caught up in the little things.
So, I will wait for the loan papers to be ready for signature. I will deal with a transformer in the middle of what was to be a walking path. These are tiny things. I will take on a new sales territory. I will love my whole family, all my friends, and myself. A tiny bit harder. But, if I can't add a single hour to my life by worrying (a "very small thing" says Jesus) then why worry about even smaller things like loans and love, transformers and territories?
It is Sunday night . That means tomorrow is Monday. On Mondays I go to work. And so I will.
Tempus fugit!
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