Growth rate, history lesson, Mama’s phone

As my role at work continues to change, I am amazed at how fast the company I am working for is growing. In the very near future, I can easily see an additional 50% growth. That’s pretty incredible. It is also a little overwhelming and I can see the growing pains associated with such rapid growth – especially when there is relatively little established with regard to job titles and responsibilities. There is so much flux that is difficult for anyone to know exactly what they are supposed to be doing and /or where they fit. For the very responsible, conscious staff that has been hired by this organization, that makes it difficult to know where their priorities should be placed so that they can maximize their contributions. On the bright side, management is aware of the problem and seeking solutions to help pin things down. For the moment, only those who are the most structured in their approach to life are truly overwhelmed. But all of us are looking for stable footing and a clear path forward while managing an ever-increasing work load.

We had a missionary at church last night. He is connected to a ministry among the Jews and it was very clear that he had a great passion for those people. He gave an interesting history of how the US treatment of the Jews over time had directly affected our country; whether for the good or the bad. Like the story of Hyam Salomon who is considered the “Financial Hero of the American Revolution” because he loaned George Washington the money needed for arms and powder that allowed Washington to win the Civil War. And the story of President Nixon giving to Golda Mayer the arms, ammunition and military equipment needed to secure Israel during his presidency. He outlined several of the bad consequences that followed when we abandoned Israel and the Jewish people. It was a great sermon. It was a great history lesson with a direct application to our daily walk and our attentiveness to the things of God.

Mama is still deciding whether or not she likes her phone. She loves having an iPhone. She is still getting used to the smaller size of the SE. We discussed her ordering a case for the phone but I suggested that she order something inexpensive so that if I end up with the phone because she needs a larger model we will not have bought items that are no longer needed. That somehow got lost in the translation and she ordered three cases for the phone. None were expensive but I will not use any of the cases should the phone come to me. We will see how it finally works out. It will not be the first time we wasted $40; nor, sadly, will it be the last. I have to admit that I love the quality of pictures the phone captures. It even enhanced the quality of the images transferred to the phone from her android phone. That part of the phone she likes; that and the huge memory. The only drawback is the size. It is funny when you think that that is all we had for years only a short time ago, but all of her friends at church have iPhone 7 or 7+ which dwarf her little 4’ screen. Thankfully, the price of her small phone matched the size of the phone.

At least now she can make and receive phone calls; even though that seems to be a peripheral use for a smartphone.