March 23 – “Piggy-backing to painting”

Now that we have the truck back, I went to the registration office yesterday to pick up the new windshield sticker.  The cost of an inspection may be very cheap for a classic vehicle, but the cost of vehicle registration is still way up there.  At least it is nothing like it was in Denver, where the inspection was outrageous and the registration cost was based on the weight of the vehicle.  It was basically another tax.  I love living on this island near Texas and piggy-backing on their laws.

From the tax office it was out to the church for staff meeting.  It was time to hammer out which songs and which verses of those songs we would be singing for the Easter sunrise service on the beach.  I needed that info so I could get the song booklet completed and to the printer so they would be back in plenty of time.  All successful on that front so far.

When I got home I found Chris out in the back yard, already hard at work … painting.  She is focused on getting at least the back yard all gussied up before we have a house full of people over on Sunday.  That’s the day we are hosting a baptism gig for Jachin and Micah.  Everyone is gathering here at 1:30, and then we are heading to the beach for the baptism.  So, back to the work at hand.  After a quick lunch I joined her with a bucket of paint, and between us we knocked out the main wall in the back with the gray/blue color Chris settled on.  Still have to get the trim around the windows and doors done, though.  I’ll start that after breakfast … which Chris just handed me.  Guess she’s ready to roll.  Good thing I finished the Thursday night Bible study prep early this week.

2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”

Father, please begin now preparing and drawing people toward you so that they will want to come to something like a sunrise service on the beach.  Amen.