Good morning! It's going to be a short week. Are you ready for it? I am! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love the food and the feel of it, and it's free from a lot of the commercialism that steals Christmas. Don't take me wrong, I like Christmas also, but Thanksgiving is hard to beat. Since Thursday and Friday are essentially days off, it means that I have a lot of work to do Monday through Wednesday, but I am OK with that.
The ambulance story keeps moving along. I think the picture I have chosen today will probably illustrate this whole process, once it's completed. Warren C and I were supposed to drive the ambulance to Plain City, OH last Friday. Thursday evening Darrin calls me and says, "Hey, I was in the store office and overheard Donna saying that she and Max were going to Columbus on Friday." He went and asked her about that and found out that they were riding over with their daughter to watch a granddaughter play basketball. Long story shortened: after a few calls it was decided that Max and Donna would drive the ambulance for us and then ride back with their daughter. Providence.
I went down to the barn Thursday evening and got the license plate on, and Friday, Warren brought the ambulance to town. We met, prayed, and sent the Timbrooks on their way -- on their way to meet the mysterious Edgar at Yoder's Hardware in Plain City. Later that afternoon they called to say that Edgar wasn't there and no one at Yoder's knew who Edgar was! More phone calls. Finally I got a hold of Edgar. His phone died and he was running late. In the end the meeting/transfer took place. Now I think the ambulance is supposed to be loaded on a flat bed truck for a trip to Honduras. I will keep you posted!
The weekend was good. Because I didn't go to Columbus, I was able to catch up on a few things. I was also able to run 7 miles with a couple of Tims. I wanted to run Friday because I was going to help with the donut run at BNL on Saturday, which I did. See below. I also got a jump on this week's sermon.
I hope to get all my work down by Wednesday night this week. I want to be free to really enjoy Thursday - Saturday with all of my kids. Today I am going to work on my sermon, along with Pat A. We are preaching the same texts for Advent -- the songs from Luke 1 &2 that surround the birth of Jesus.
December 4 Zechariah’s song - Luke 1:67-79 Benedictus
December 11 Angels’ song - Luke 2:13,14 Gloria in excelsis
December 18 Simeon’s song - Luke 2:28-32 Nunc dimittis
I've entitled the series Christmas Carols. On Christmas morning, a Sunday this year, we will sing a lot of the Christmas Carols that are near and dear to so many. It should be a good series.
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