I had
… an “interesting” morning yesterday. I
got a call from the North American Mission Board people that they had decided
to pull up stakes and leave the area.
The guy who called said that he I had at least two connections that
could use some of the supplies they still had left, so if I would just come
over, I could take whatever would fit in my pickup truck. The supplies offered? Dehumidifiers and rolled roofing.
I
headed on over right at 9. And just as I
rounded the corner of the lot where they were set up I heard a loud pop. Yep.
One of my rear tires exploded. I
coasted to a stop. My mind was racing
already with all the things I still had to do, so as I walked over to check in
with the NAMB guy, I texted Nathan to let him know I was picking up some stuff
for the fire department crisis closet just as soon as I replaced a blown
tire. The NAMB guy offered to let me use
a hydraulic jack they had, so that would make things a lot easier. Then, I am embarrassed to say, I called him
to ask if he knew where the tool was to get to the spare tire. I thought it was under the hood. He wasn’t sure either, so I told him I would
search under the back seat and hung up. The
jack was there, so I pulled out the lowering tool and started twisting.
About
that time I looked up, and lo and behold, fire engine 1 was pulling over. The crew got out and hollered to me, “We got
an anonymous call that a senior citizen was in need of assistance.” What a Godsend. I assured them they were indeed in the right
place. Even offered to walk like a
bent-over, achy-back kind of guy, which wouldn’t be hard at all, since I am
actually a bent-over, achy-back kind of guy.
They got the spare on and even aired it up some more for me. I pulled on into the lot where the supplies
were, and the squad helped load it all onto the truck. One of the guys was even able to get a
dehumidifier for his elderly neighbor who still needed it. The NAMB team was tickled pink to be
assisting first responders in their ongoing efforts, so it was a fulfilling
experience for everyone. I headed on
home and redistributed the load. Much of
it I put in our garage until I can get with Nathan to put it in the FD union
hall crisis closet. Several dehumidifiers
went into our car to take to the church for our own crisis closet and to be
used in Lake Jackson or Alvin.
We went
to Cailyn’s school PTO performance at 6.
She was fabulous, of course. I guess
the other kids did pretty well, too, but I didn’t watch them as much. Wonder why?
Then, as we pulled into our driveway at home, we noticed something. The right rear tire on the truck, the one
that had been the spare, was flat. Not
low, mind you. It was flat. Completely, totally flat. Great.
Now we have to get another tire and get a flat repaired. I’m just hoping there’s nothing wrong with
the rim. The tire was brand new when it
was put on there. Sigh. I guess Firestone is now on my to-do list. Of course that is all on the back burner
right now. I have to be at UTMB at 10:15
for an MRI on my neck. And somewhere in
here I have to call our medical share, Samaritan Ministries, to see what the
proper procedures are for submitting a claim with them. And somewhere in there I need to prepare for
a wedding on Saturday and a sermon on Sunday and …
1
John 3:5 says, “But you know that he
appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.”
Father,
thank you for the peace you always seem to send my way in the mornings. I sure need it on days like this one. Amen.
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