Upkeep

We are amazed to see how much upkeep a house requires.  In the week we have been home, we have done the following:

1. Replaced our gas grill.
2. Charged the car battery.
3. Washed 2 autos.
4.  Vacuumed one car.
5. Repaired shorted extension cord.
6. Blew leaves off roof.
7. Cleaned gutters.
8. Put up yard Christmas decorations.
9. Put up icicle Christmas decorations.
10. Replaced shower curtain rod that was bent.
11. Replaced lots of light bulbs.
12. Put up indoor Christmas decorations and tree.
13. Partly repaired wall lamp.
14. Put up porch swing.
15. Repaired car fender bolt.
16. Hauled off a bunch of fallen limbs.
17. Trimmed limbs hanging over roof.
18.  Cut down dead redbud tree.   

And there's still a list of stuff to do.  Just remembering and finding the tools to do these things has been challenging.

I remember a sermon once where James Dobson, or Chuck Swindoll, not sure which, said,"it is unclear whether we own our possessions, or our possessions own us."

It is easy to let the trivial displace the important.  It is easy to let the temporal displace the eternal.

Hmm, now that is indeed foolishness, isn't it?