RAIN!

It is finally raining in Middle Tennessee again. The weather reporter (I don't call them forecasters for that is surely an inaccurate description)said that this was the driest August in over 60 years. Tell that to my garden. The squash has pretty much quit producing. We are still getting tomatoes but not at the abundance that we once had them.

I guess there is a spiritual metaphor there in that the seeds were planted in good soil, they produced well for a while but when they failed to receive the proper attention and water...they quit producing. I can have a good heart, be plugged in well at church, be productive...but if I don't stay plugged in, neglect the important things...I too can dry up and die.

Work is keeping me very busy but I find that very rewarding. The change has been good for all of us. We can dare to dream again instead of just survive.

The boys are calling their daddy to come play so we will meet in blog world later.

In Him,

David

Finally Home

My family is finally home. I flew back on August 3rd and they got back here last night (the 13th) at 11:45 pm. It was a VERY LONG 10 days. If you read my previous blog, I was home less than 24 hours when my car was rear-ended and totalled out. I have spent the majority of the time I wasn't at work looking for a replacement car. I think I found a good one but I am hesitant to "pull the trigger" on the deal. When it was just me I was much more spontaneous with my buying but now that I have a family I want to make sure that I think things all the way through.

The boys are watching Sesame Street while Janelle is out shopping. It is great being able to just be a family again.

Have a great week. In Him,

David

Rear Ended

Apparently if you drive long enough in Nashville you will be involved in an accident. Tonight I was involved in one. I was coming home from my first day back at work after spending a week away at camp when an ambulance with no lights or siren that had been stopped at a redlight decided to pull out across 3 lanes of traffic. The car to my right was turning anyhow, the car to my left still had an open way to avoid an accident and I had to lock up my brakes to keep from broadsiding the ambulance which is now 1/3 of the way into the intersection. Unfortunately the large truck behind me was unable to stop and now my car has significant damage to the rear end. As I told the driver of the other vehicle though, not to worry, things can be replaced that the important thing is that no one was seriously hurt or killed.

It is a valuable reminder though that life is short. You never know when an accident may occur, you receive the news that you never wanted to hear, etc. Not that I am taking a fatalistic view of these occurences but am using it as a reminder to tell those around you that you love them, never get too caught up in material things and that the eternal thing is really the only thing that matters.

So the yard I planned on mowing tonight remains unmowed. The post camp blog that I had planned on writing tonight remains unblogged. The garden I intended to work on remains untended and the project that I planned on completing remains incomplete. But they will wait for another day.

In Him,

David