Wednesday 28 March 2012

Character Building

My wife and I have recently shifted from Napier to Masterton. This has been character building in a big way. First the truck leaked in the rain and caused serious damage to many items that my wife considered irreplaceable. The washing machine then decided that its life span had been achieved. Likewise the microwave decided to join the washing machine in machine heaven. All of this would have been enough to cause melt down in a weaker man. (We did not have removal insurance which would have cost the same as normal excess and besides what could happen between Napier and Masterton!) I have not melted down. Just the opposite. There is a book on my bookshelf titled bumps make you stronger, or something similar to that. (I have yet to unpack that particular box.) The damage to our items are the bumps on the road upon which I am currently travelling and they have helped me/us to see that they are only objects. We have arrived physically safe and thank the Lord for bringing us to this place and including a valuable lesson in the process.