Doors.
Todd Bragg is coming over this morning to help me hang three doors in our new old house. Two bedrooms and one closet will finally be covered at long last by noon today.
We started living here in March after renovating in January and February. I’ve done a good bit of the work myself and I’ve learned so much in the process about so many things– patience, craftsmanship, diligence, vision, courage, discernment, patience, craftsmanship, patience, rinse….repeat.
I am amazed at how easily I am annoyed or frustrated. It’s pretty ridiculous. Even with plenty of sleep –it still doesn’t take much to knock me off my horse.
Working on this old house has taught me that we all need each other and that indeed no man is an island.
It really takes two people to hang a door. They are heavy and somewhat cumbersome being that they are made of solid-core hardwood and split jambs. It takes two to handle them. Two to make sure it is level and plumb.
Simple and obvious lessons but they are just as true as gravity or sunlight.
Patience and diligence. Vision. Feels like I’m making a record.
“Try to write it down while I still remember it…” (Lanois… “Lotta Love To Give”) because I know that after today we’ll be that much closer to being done with the more major projects on our house and will cease to live (and stare) at the daily reminders of work to be done and the need for vision to get to where we need to go.
Lord, make me patient and wise.
