A day in the life

Let me first apologize for not keeping up with this. I'm not quite clear on how to use a blog. At first I thought I would write when I felt like God had revealed something earth-shaking to me. Between my last post and this one I remembered an important thing; my life is made up of every day stuff for the most part. That's the way our lives are. We don't get a chance to sit and wait for great moments of brilliance to overwhelm us. We have to do the dishes, the laundry, make a living, etc. I just had a day like that. It's been one of the most God-filled days in a while. For those of you who have wondered what it is I do for PF...this was my day:

4:45-Get up and make an excellent cup of coffee for Maryanne, help her get off to work, take a shower.

6:30-Maryanne is zooming away. Do the dishes, 2 loads of laundry, eat the omelette Maryanne made for me at 5:45.

Around 7:30 the phone starts ringing(do phones RING any more?) I put on my headset so I can talk while I do the housework. I used to try and keep account of who calls me/who I call; I gave up a long time ago.

10:00-Out the door. Haircut. Go to Herbs-R-4-U to get Leslie's phone that she left there yesterday. Nice to touch base with Barbie and Rachel Cheney (best massage therapist on the planet!).

Now I head to PF where some faithful folks are working to transform the downstairs into a space odyssey. Spend some time with everyone, have lunch with them in the Cafe.

I leave PF for Jamestown. Head to the Honda dealer for some parts for a single mom's car. Takes 1/2hr because I explain to Mark, the parts guy, what the Car Clinic is all about. He loves the idea...gives me a discount!

Now over to visit Karen at Auto Zone. She and her sister Mel attend PF, but Karen works a lot of weekends. They bring their mom to church when she's up to it, but aging issues make it difficult. I LOVE Karen. The weight of life is heavy on her shoulders, and I can see in her eyes she's struggling. In our 15 min. together across the counter I hope she got a glimpse of a Jesus who cares deeply about her fragile life. I know I do.

Auto Zone is conveniently located across from Wegmans and next to Starbucks. This is my Happy Place. I go into Starbucks where Crystal is my barrista. Crystal used to be in Higher Calling in the old days, as well as in the Wegman's bible study. Now she's 20-something and I can't know why she seems to like it so much when I come in. We talk back and forth while I get a tall-in-a-grande caff for me and a grande-in-a-venti caff for Charlotte.

BTW, Rick has called me from 3 Starbucks locations so far on his Alaska trip.

Next stop is Seneca Eye Surgeons..where Charlotte is thoroughly exhausted. She eyes my gift of Starbucks coffee like a person dying in a desert eyes a glass of icewater. She's able to talk for a while about her daughter, her niece, and some serious health problems she's had for months.

Next to see Brian Adelgren DBA Southern Auto Exchange. I'm sort of a blue-collar kind of guy and I feel completely at home here. I ask Brian a few questions about a car clinic case we're working on, then we talk about motorcycles, then I'm off.

Stop at the Adelgrens' home to see Stephen and his recently-collapsed lung. 45min. or so with Donna, Stephen and Lucy, then out the door.

On my way to Mo and Judy Cheney's, I turn right instead of going straight and pull into Brian and Mickey's driveway. Just for 5 minutes. I promise myself. We talk about everything, with the added blessing of a visit from Lois Bentley, and playing with Chester. About an hour later...around 6PM, I left with The Civil War DVD's in my hand.

Since it's on the way home, I finally stop by the Cheneys' farm to check on Judy's broken leg. She and Mo and I spent quite a while together, and she's doing well though it'll take her 3 weeks or so to get back on her feet.

I never did make it to get Jodie Lindell a White Mocha from Fresh Cup. I'm sorry Jodie. I'll try tomorrow. I did, however, manage to leave Jodie a comforting message and we did talk on the phone later somewhere.

I was eventually reunited with my long-suffering wife. She made a great sandwich for me and I sat down and watched the first disc of The Civil War (including special features).

To all of those I saw or talked with on the phone...or prayed for...or prayed for me...thank you for being the part of the Body of Christ that I hang out with. I wouldn't change a thing.

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