I haven’t posted much in the past month. It wasn’t just because of the business of the Christmas season. Life hit hard around Thanksgiving and it’s been a process recovering. I made a decision long ago that I was going to be real on my blog. I don’t want to just post “good Christian thoughts” just to post them. I want it to be real and transparent and give an accurate picture of the journey I am on. I haven’t quite known how to articulate what has been going on, and honestly I haven’t had the desire to figure it out.
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Taking Thoughts Captive
A few weeks ago, I had one of those days where it seems like everything was just a little off. Nothing majorly went wrong, but there were all kinds of small weird things.
There was one big thing that happened. Once a month, we provide groceries for the after school families in the program I oversee. I started my day by picking up three pallets of groceries that would be packed into boxes for these families. I was driving one of the trucks back to work and I dumped about half a pallet of groceries in the right hand lane of Highway 401 during rush hour traffic. The pallet was packed and wrapped poorly and unfortunately I found out while making a left hand turn (wasn’t going more than 5mph).
[Read more…] about Taking Thoughts CaptiveFrom Anger To Peace
This past weekend something happened that made me mad. I’m not going to go into the details, but it involved people not keeping their word and being shady. I was not happy at all. I was at the point of looking up emails and phone numbers and letting people know exactly how I felt. The events could have gone further south and thank God they didn’t. Through the process, Angela told me multiple times, “Just relax, this is in God’s hands now.” I repeatedly told her that I knew but I was still mad. I was trying to get over it, but it wasn’t working. I tried playing with my kids, but it didn’t take my mind off of things. [Read more…] about From Anger To Peace
Losing To A Ceiling Fan
I installed a ceiling fan today. Oh the joys of being an adult. Angela and I had wanted a fan for our living room for a while. So I told her that was what I wanted for Father’s Day (super cool I know). I knew our living room was pre-wired for a fan to use a switch on the wall, so I figured there wouldn’t be anything to complicated as long as I followed the instructions. I got the mount installed and connected all the wires. But I was not ready for what happened next. [Read more…] about Losing To A Ceiling Fan
New House Old Appliances
Buying a house, I was fully aware that I would no longer be able to turn to my landlord when things went wrong. What I wasn’t aware of was how quickly that would play out. In an attempt to save some money, Angela and I decided to buy a used washer and dryer. We didn’t really care that the set had a few dents and dings in it as long as it washed our clothes. We had them installed last Friday. The guys that put them in put a few marks in our paint, and looking back I should have known that was a sign of things to come. [Read more…] about New House Old Appliances