Second To Last Day

Well one day to go on the ol’ paper route. I don’t know what emotion is the best to describe how I feel. I feel sadness because, I was able to use this time to listen to some people preach that I normally wouldn’t have time for. I was for the most part able to listen to about 3 sermons every morning while I delivered the papers. I was able to listen to one Emergent pastor speak on how the sin of homosexuality is no different than a person who has a weight problem eating a chocolate bar. Don’t worry I also listened to Piper, Johnny Mac, Francis Chan and Al Mohler. But, oh what fun I had at 2:45 am listening to Mark Driscoll. Secondly I feel great joy I do not have to get up at 2:00 am any more. No more worrying about papers that land on the roofs of cars. No more worrying about water getting into the plastic bag. No more worrying about if I’m going to kill a wayward kamikaze bunny. I also feel thankful. I am thankful not only that my paperboy days are completed, but that the Lord taught much about my possessions and having the proper perspective on the things I own. Every time I think that I need o have a better car, I need a better house or that I deserve more stuff for my house, I will always remember 2:00 am wake-ups. I will remember delivering papers and the sleep deprivation it caused. What a way to have a point driven home. Thank you Lord! I am also thankful for those people who prayed me through this time. Do you realize that in the 10 months that I was delivering papers and getting between 4-5 hours of sleep a day I didn’t come down with any major sicknesses? I had one ear infection at the beginning of the paper route, but nothing else. Due the prayers of many and the grace of my God I stayed healthy. Oh, what a blessing!

Most of all thank you to my family for enduring this time with me. Theirs was a sacrifice too. Their sacrifice was in that our normal routine was turned upside down for 10 months and they rolled right with it. They put up with my mood swings due to sleep deprivation. Thank you Suzi for being my co-pilot for the first couple of months. That was probably the most fun I have had with you in our marriage up to this point in our lives. Thank you to all my other co-pilots too. What fun it was delivering with my favorite stuntman Kevin and delivering with my good friend Mike. Thank you guys for the company and the fellowship I will never forget it. Well if I have the energy I will blog tomorrow about my last day, if not I will try to get it in sometime this weekend.