Hot Springs Events

It always takes a day to understand the schedule our children have to keep with school and work, not to mention the social events they coordinate their lives around. But we fit in where we can and enjoy every moment of the time shared.
Part of that time together was spent in chapel services yesterday. The Dean of Men spoke and it was a hard sermon about separation in the physical and spiritual life. Several of the examples were quite good. He spoke about a hamburger he ordered one time. It looked appetizing. It was thick. It looked juicy. It looked perfect and he was instantly hungry when the server set it down in front of him.
But when he picked it up to take the first bite he saw a hair sticking out of the side of the bun. It was only one hair. It was so small. It could easily be pulled out of the burger. It couldn’t possibly contaminate it too much. But he could not eat it. He sent it back for a cleaner one; a non-contaminated one. That small hair made the entire burger unclean, inedible, and soiled. All the good that the burger offered was completely ruined by one small hair. We need to be so careful in our Christian walk.
While some of us were enjoying a swim in a heated indoor pool Brittany called to tell us that she was involved in a minor accident. She was okay and the car was only scratched but there was some damage to the other vehicle. It happened at a four way stop and on Brittany’s turn to go the other driver thought they would us their stop sign as a suggestion and go ahead of everyone else.
Brittany ended up with the ticket and will have to appear in court to find out the dollar amount of the fine and the number of points that will be assigned to her. It ruined her evening, but it is a minor setback with a major wake up call attached. It will eventually turn out fine.
Mama and I have enjoyed a couple nights alone together in the motel where we are staying, realizing that until we get a house, it is the only time we will have to ourselves for the next few weeks.
As things stand right now it looks like Seth will be going over with us tomorrow. It will give him a chance to look for work in Amarillo and it will give Chase a friend to hang out with. We will hit the ground running when we get there. Hopefully we will be able to settle into a routine quickly and catch our breath soon after.
The Lord is going before us and Mama is with me. We’ll be fine…eventually.