Tonight Ebenezer finally killed off one of his favorite toys… the blue loofa. It’s a staple at PetsMart and one of Ebenezers choice of play things.
So, tonight we had a quick funeral for the little guy with his white fluffy guts hanging out everywhere. Eb looks really sad and has been moping ever sence. Maybe tomorrow we’ll get him a new one.
After Remedy Camp was over, I headed north to Capitan, NM home of Smokey the Bear. It was pretty interesting to re-read the story of what took place, and how that little guys paw got burned.
At any rate, I’ve added a photo… The old lady couldn’t get over the fact that she was holding an iPhone and didn’t really be the entire sign in the shot. I didn’t have the heart to ask her to retake it.
Enjoy.
Well, we were well on our way to Lubbock to see some friends, when 3 miles south of Eastland, it felt like the car abruptly shifted into neutral, without my beckoning.
So, I coasted roughly a mile until the car rolled to a stop in front of a nicely gated fence. Using the trusted iPhone we frantically looked for a wrecker/auto mechanic. Of course, our luck was that the rule of thumb in Eastland is that at 5pm, everybody rolls up all the shops.
So, we were stuck.
Stationed at the brick fence, a large white pickup pulls up and asks if we need help. He begins to call a couple of people, but to no luck.
Stuck.
Abby gets on the phone with roadside assistance and me and the guy in the white pickup (Bill) strike up a conversation about where we’re headed (camp), and what I do for a living (minister of the gospel).
He loves Jesus too.
So, now I’m stuck with a guy who loves Jesus, but knows nothing about cars… Come to find out though, he’s a lawyer and a genuine genuine man.
All this time, I keep looking at the transmission as if the more I look at it, it will be fixed. Abby in the meantime is calling for a wrecker and they say they’re on the way and will be there in 15min (I don’t believe it).
Bill leaves, still stuck.
We wait for a while, Bill brings his wife Karol (Carrol, just spelled differently). They bring water for Ebenezer, and some snacks for us (how thoughtful). We talked a little bit more and come to find out Karol’s uncle was a founding member of Woodway. (providence right!?)
Wrecker comes in that 15min and Roger (wrecker) picks us up and takes us to not Eastland, not Cisco, but Abilene. On the way, we almost hit a cow, skipped dinner, rented a Kia Rio, and talked the gospel with Roger. We dropped the car off at a dealership and will tackle that in the morning.
Tonight, we’re shacking up at a Best Western because they allow pets.
At the end of the day, our car is broken, we’re misplaced for a night, out quite a bit of cash ($2000 is my guess), but not once did Abby or I get upset with one another or lose our patience over the whole deal.
In all this I kept doing something I was challenged to do to myself earlier this week: preach the gospel to yourself always. This is the idea; on a regular basis, remember that which God has done for you (died for your sins and my sins) and by doing this, any setback/minor trial (VERY minor) really sinks into perspective. It’s just not that big of a deal, really.
So, tonight, I’m stuck, stuck on the gospel, for his glory and because of his grace.
Before we escaped out of town for some vacation, we made a quick stop at our local Starbucks that’s closing on Sunday. We won’t be there for the going away party, but we wanted to share the moment with you.
Recently I was reading a friends’ blog and they mentioned the idea of committing “bankrupt” on a certain email account of theirs… I thought that this might be a good idea, but just filed it under “good idea, I could do that with my account” file. And of course…
i did nothing with it.
So, on Friday, I woke up at 5:22a.m. and decided to go stand in line at the at&t store to purchase the new iPhone. I didn’t know what place in line I would be considering I had a friend who had been standing in line since Thursday at 7:00p.m. (although, he had been waiting at the mac store - which was probably a little bit more exciting than my experience at at&t, in Waco). So guess what place in line I was?
3rd
That’s right. You heard me correctly… 3rd!!
So I stood in line, eventually got my black 16G iPhone and went home to get some sleep.
FAST-FORWARD to today.
I get my email hooked up on the ole’ phone and BAM! 1096 unread emails. gulp. All on the phone. This might be a problem. So, instead of sifting through all the emails to find out what I liked/disliked… I just selected all and deleted them… you heard me - I deleted them. It was kindof freeing. I felt free, electronically speaking.
okay, I lied - I saved a couple; specifically, our Jim Gaffigan tickets, and several emails from Abigail when we first started to get to know one another.
That being said, it was still freeing. Like I had gotten rid of something I knew had to go but was unwilling to let go of “just in case.” So, what do you need to get rid of in your life?
enjoy
