The night is falling around the cabin tonight with promises of wintry weather in the mountains. It might even provide a respite from work tomorrow but I sincerely doubt it. The week has been so rough, so high speed, so constant that nothing could knock out the drive to get there tomorrow. It’s my luck. Besides, tomorrow we are doing a groundbreaking on a new facility.
Add to that my assistant of several years left and I am working with a new assistant. My former one was outstanding, warm hearted, honest, hard-working, prescient, etc. But he decided it was time to leave, time to go into the ministry so he is off to seminary school now, working on his masters. I’m very proud of him.
But the one I hired as a replacement came to me today in disbelief and asked, “Is it ALWAYS like this?” Not always, I reassured him, but quite often. I know people who only see the facade don’t know quite how much we hustle, but once you spend a little time with me, it can wear a body out.
Instead of studying tonight, though, I think I will actually pull a book off the shelf and read for pleasure. I might invite some young ones over for cards if they can get away, too. I’ve recently been introducing them to different classic card games other than the regular poker varieties that I seem to keep winning. I’m always having to be reminded of the rules but seem to do well. I point out it’s because I enjoy the beauty of the symmetry of the cards and learn to read their patterns in far more places than 7-card chance.
Everyone be safe tonight. Hug someone you love a little closer. It’s cold.
the someone i want to hug is far away.
but i think curling up with one of his books would be an excellent idea..
excellent song choice. Some of the best lyrics…
btw, I tagged you
I dreamed last night that I sat out in a snow bank for three hours.
Woke up with no covers on my butt.