Rain, church, warnings

The rains came in earnest on Saturday evening. It had been threatening rain all day but that was not what stopped Grandpa and I from completing the equipment shed. The wind started picking up in the very early morning and by the time we were through feeding the claves, it was pretty blustery. We will get the roof on this week and call it good, but it was not going to happen on Saturday. We ended up with an inch and one half of rain for the day even though it seemed like a lot more.


Mama and I took the day and went back to a Ford dealer in Munster so she could show me the vehicles she and Grandpa had found on Friday. They stopped at the dealership on their way home from getting the metal roofing in Gainesville and even Grandpa was impressed by the vehicles available on the lot. All were them were low mileage and competitively priced. Grandpa found a diesel pickup and Mama found a Ford Flex.

We were there about an hour test driving cars and trucks. Of course, Mama is very interested in the Flex. I am too, but it is difficult for me to understand the need to upgrade. I know Mama does not like the little car but I think the dislike is exaggerated by Grandma’s complaining about it. The bottom line is that she and Grandpa are going back today to let him test drive the Flex and see what kind of final price we can agree on. For me it is a matter of trading one car payment for another; one that Mama really likes. I only wish it helped in our push to get out of debt.

Church was great for both services. It is good to feel such ease with a body of believers. It has been some time since we have felt that. Even though we were growing and learning and working for the Lord at Central Baptist, there was not a real spirit of friendship, of inclusion. It was more of a falling in line, knowing and doing your assigned duties, keeping in step with the team. Though we enjoyed our time there, it was not family. Both Mama and I are very happy here.

Our pastor was at a conference last week. The theme was Politics, prophesy and preparedness. The preparedness dealt with the frightening times many see close at hand; supported by a horrendous political environment and certain prophetic indicators. It renewed my focus on getting things in order to be better prepared if some of the things I have mentioned before, happen; economic collapse, civil unrest, etc. We are not in stable times and I have heard the warnings from too many sources now to gloss over it.

I talked to Mama and Victoria on the way home about getting started back with our efforts stockpiling food; especially dried goods and staples like sugar, flour, rice and beans. We are going to be cautiously forward-looking, as if preparing for a tornado or hurricane, but we are going to be contentiously preparing.

Vigilance is the key. We do need to heed the warnings. At the very least, it will save us money in the long run. It will be one of those times that if we are wrong, we will be able to eat our mistakes. If we are right, it will be a necessity.

Either way it will be a blessing.