Delays Happen

The proverbial "construction delays" happened.

We will move the carpet this coming Sunday. Hopefully it's only a one week delay. My head has a hard time getting up for the change - week after week.

Now see? God doesn't have to deal with delays. He's the same yesterday, today and forever. Come to think of it, must have driven Jesus nuts when he had to deal with that on earth! Nawww . .I guess He was very calm and patient.

Ok . . . I can do that too.

Another "last time" approaches

When we conclude our congregational worship service tomorrow morning, it will be the last time we will see our old sanctuary carpet.

So?? What's the matter with that? I guess I have a special feeling for this carpet. It's had many a praying person face down on it crying out to God. It's softness has cushioned the knees of quite a few who are coming to renew their commitment to Him. It's vibrant colors are in the wedding pictures of multitudes. I've been in the homes of folks whose children were all married in our church and the carpet creates a color flow between all of the wedding pictures.

Oh . . . the stories it could tell! The children marched to their places where a masking tape "X" marked "their" place. The pastor stood behind the pulpit (with a faint squeak of the boards below). The choirs have sung contatas for Easters and Christmases. The carpet experienced the seasons of weather and dirt from the shoes of school children enrolled in NHCS.

While it has no feelings, I know, if it did . . .it would be excited to know that it's going to be used to cover the floors in the children's worship center. The young feet of excited children will jump and dance and run for joy. They will worship and they will listen. They will love the feel of the carpet between their toes. It will feel to them like they are in "big church".

I think I might find myself visiting the children's worship center. I will smile, I know.

Changes Are Us

This week will mark significant changes in our lives - some for the summer, some for good.

It might seem silly, but our church pews are going to be gone by Monday night. The moving company is coming to take them to a church in Idaho. There will still be a few sitting around the church, but for the most part, they will all be gone. It's a happy/sad moment. I don't think the magnitude of it will "hit" until we stand in the empty sanctuary.

My daughter's school wraps up for this year. We think she's done well. She will actually skip a whole grade in one of her subjects. Her online learning experience will take some drastic turns for the upcoming year. I don't think her learning curve is really going to be that great. She's pretty computer friendly. She's worked hard this year and I think she's done well.

It seems I will be working more hours at my job. I did mention to the Office Manager that I wouldn't mind having a few more hours. I hadn't thought of almost doubling them though! I know they like me at the store. I think I might have to determine how much I like being there. It is nice to be able to have some input into the number of hours I work.

We need to get our garden in. At work the other day, a lady was saying that she still needed to do that. I wondered out loud if it was too late. She said that she didn't think so and to go ahead and plant the early producing tomatoes. I'm taking her word for it! I think we'll probably do cucumbers, tomatoes and maybe some peppers.

So, while these are not earth shattering by any means, they are changes. The summer is upon us! Changes are here!