Now that I have your attention, no, sadly,
I’m not talking about the measurements of the latest fish I pulled from the
depths of the ocean. I feel pretty gloomy
about not having been wade-fishing already.
Especially since we just picked up two more baptisms for the sunrise service
in the morning. I always like to
reassure them that “the water will be fine.
I just went fishing the other day …”
Now we’ll all just have to take the word of the all-seeing Weather Bug
app. I read in the paper that the water
temperature is well into the 70’s now, but of course a cool front blew in this
morning. Supposed to have weather in the
high 60’s all week. It will be
beautiful. Just cold coming out of the water. Sigh.
That’s what beach towels are for, right?
Nathan and I started our day out on Friday by
helping a lady from our water therapy class.
We changed out her TV from a 42 inch to a 55 inch in her bedroom. The guy at Best Buy tried to talk her into a
60 inch but she said she didn’t need to be extravagant. The thing almost covered her whole wall as it
was. She should be able to see it from
her bed just fine, though, and that was her plan all along. She gave us a synopsis of her life mixed in
with her instructions and background information about the new TV – in her words,
the “Smart TV.” We weren’t sure if she
was fishing for us to set it up for her or not.
Seems she started out as a nurse’s
aide, went to school for her LVN, and didn’t stop. She became an RN, then got a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing, then a Masters in Nursing, then became a nurse practitioner, and
even did some doctoral level work. Very impressive
lady. I told Nathan to just leave her
the instruction book. She was probably
smarter than both of us put together anyway, so she could figure out the setup. He still gave her a gentle nudge in the right
direction by telling her what to expect along the way.
It was really simple to install, especially
with an experienced technician like Nathan along. He hung a TV at their house when they moved
in and had to figure it out then, so this time he knew what to expect at every
turn. Good thing, because his apprentice
was totally clueless. The lady was very
appreciative. Even offered us money,
which we refused, of course. The whole
thing didn’t even take us an hour, and that’s including her life story
rendition. The refusal surprised her even
more than how fast the whole operation went.
She stumbled for words and finally, as we got into the car, I heard her
mutter, “Well, I’ll just pay it forward then.”
There you go. Good idea.
Isaiah
1:16-17 says, “Stop doing wrong; learn
to do right! Seek justice, encourage the
oppressed. Defend the cause
of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”
Father, surround our friend with
your protection. Keep her safe as she
maneuvers her way through life one day at a time. Amen.
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