Monday, June 06, 2011

An unwelcome surprise..

 This morning we were met with a surprise: someone visited us during the night and toilet-papered our front yard.  Dave estimates they used approximately 100 rolls of toilet paper, and one roll of paper towels around the mailbox.  I guess it has a certain kind of artistic merit to it.
 What I have a much harder time understanding is that next door, where they are remodeling a house, these vandals knocked over a porta-potty.  That is a horrendous, unhealthy mess, and stinks to high heaven.  We managed to set it up, but oh- the stench! I may be able to overlook the toilet papering, but the porta-potty was just vicious.
 After more than an hour of work, using a 10-foot ladder and an apple picker, Dave and I had filled the three toilet paper cases and a huge leaf-bag full, and below is what we cannot reach.  It will have to be rained down a little at a time.  But I think we got all the rolls out.
What a way to start the day! And yesterday's sermon was on the problem of behaving practical atheists: saying we believe, but that belief making no difference in how we live our lives.  So this morning is giving me A chance to practice approaching this day with faith and security in God's providential care...

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