Be Patient And Counsel

It has been another week of being tutored in my learning. But a great one. I have really been bothered by a. Along, and have worked it in many angles. Each time I still come up blank. Even when it seems the person is very capable in a common sense approach. So I just kept working it and tried to be patient even though I had a deadline to meet before some training started for that calling. As I kept working it, I continued to counsel with many people. My counsellors, trusted people, and especially my best counselor ever, mom. As I listed to all the inputs I also had the chance to have a PPI with Pres. Valencia and counsel with him also. Then mom gave me more insight and through prayer I took a new approach. Wouldn't you know it, this time it all fell into place and turned out better than I could have imagined. To quote Kieren, it's embarrassing really. Christ always knows best and our job is to not get in the way when He does His work. 

It has been a good week at work also. Lots of support from my boss and the major meeting went very well and we had great discussions that help us move forward. I have a new employee starting in a couple weeks and a summer MBA intern starting a week before him. It will be very busy. But a good busy as it will help to accomplish more with less overall time. 

It was such a treasure to talk to Gavin for so long with everyone else here. It will likely be the last for a long time as Skjelse and Jeff move. We will miss having them so close. 

I am looking forward to getting the motorcycle back and hopefully running well over time. It was a good ride up to the shop and fun to have it on the road. I keep putting new plugs in it and when I found the ground loose, fixed it, and then it started right up. Oh, boy, another parable of life!  You can crank all you want but to really live up to your purpose, or to be able to move forward, or to really get your life running, you need to be grounded in the Gospel of Christ!  I am finding so many parables lately. It kinda fun. 

I sure hope to have all the cars quit breaking soon. I have spent so much time and money working on them as every single one has had issues. Just yesterday I did the motorcycle until it ran, patched the exhaust on Uncle Larry, and replaced the antenna mast that was broken. I also got the new back door in and sealed on the outside and just have to finish the inside and trim. Kieren and I helped mom recover some chairs she got out of the garbage from spring clean up week and amazingly enough she also found a Dyson vacuum. 

It took me all of 5 mins to put a new cord on that I had and wallah, a perfectly working vacuum when ours was really dying a slow death. 

I loved being a dad today as I though so much about how wonderful your mom is. What a treasure to be married to her for eternity. It's pleasing, very pleasing. 

Love you forever, 

Dad

3 John 1:4