Thursday, December 20, 2007

Today at Work

Ok.. I love working construction.  We use our hands and we get dirty, and I mean really dirty.  And at the end of the day I am tired out physically!  That is awesome.  The things I don't like are hearing the cursing, and rain.

One cool thing about the cursing; they all know that Ricky and I are religious and that we just got back from ARISE.  Today one of the guys got on the others for cursing around me and said, "Don't you know these guys are preachers now, you can't be cursing around preachers.." then the other guy says, "They aren't preachers, I don't consider them preacher, now if you want to talk with them they will talk with you but they won't preach."

Oh a little more about this cursing thing.  After Tuesday, being around these guys cursing all the time, I had curse words running through my head.  It was bothering me.  Wednesday morning Ricky prayed for us that the Lord would watch over us and keep us from having to hear all the cursing, because it was bother us.  Low and behold, the Lord put us with one of the guys that doesn't curse and is in remission from stomach cancer, so he is trying hard to quit all his bad things.. so that was a hugh blessing, and we worked with him all day..

Anyways, I slammed my finger today on the cement mixer.  Ricky accidently let the grate down drop on my ring finger of my right hand.  It was hurting all day.  I cut holes in it about four times to let the pressure out and it helped a little..  when I got home I got to do something I have never done before.  I got a straightened paper clip and heated up the end of it till it was red-hot and then stuck it through the nail.  Crazy!

That was my day.. and week.  Praise God for Friends, Family, Life, and experiences!  God bless.


Monday, December 17, 2007

Started Work Today

So I started work today. Got up at 6 in the morning. That was refreshing. Got to the site about 8:05 after picking Ricky up at 7:15 AM. It was a very cold day and the ground was wet. After the frost went away, that is. So, I am very tired, and ready for bed. I like the work and am happy with what I am doing.

Well, I hope that everyone is doing good. May God be with all my ARISE friends, my family, and me....

Amen..
Ryan