I am having some minor work done on the “Porch” and it is not going well. This simple project has evolved into a chess match of excuses versus the need to get this done. I made two critical mistakes and I share them with you because these are two things you just don’t do in this day and time. First the estimated cost was reasonable and I knew the quality of this man’s work. The fist one was I failed to get a contract as to start and finish date. The only thing I had was a hardy handshake and his word. There was a time that was all you needed. Now the second mistake and this is the critical one. I gave the man half of the cost of the job up front, a substantial amount. I did this based on his previous work for me. I am in what is sometimes called “a rock and a hard place” and I don’t even have a rock to throw at anyone… as I sit here on the porch it is a bit windy but quite and peaceful. That is not good, I would prefer some noise, Hamer, saw, materials arranged for work at the needed time…nothing, even the cats are watching my impatience, I believe they are laughing at me. This calls for a first class ponder! Well, that didn’t take long. After some real time thinking, one step above a ponder, I discovered the fault is mine due to my upbringing and the company I worked for for 38 years. All those years I was putting into practice what I had been taught about life and the values that would help me navigate through it, those very things were changing. Remember I told you awhile back that a proper ponder does not have to have an answer and for this one I don’t have an answer. I do have a solution, at least from my perspective… Philippians 4:6-7…6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

 

Take care… see you on the porch next week.

jk