Forgive, please, I am but a man

So soon in the game i need to rely on the tired old "i was so tired and it was late and...plus i was tired..." excuse. But I'm not tired now so here's a little peek at life in the 'dale.

Widmo is safely ensconced in the new warehouse on Lakeshore Drive. It's a far superiour location with easy freeway access and within a 3 minute drive of our houses on Yale Ave. David, Tom, and Brian are very happy with that, as are we all.

I'm going to be officially moved to a new, higher position at FedEx this coming Thrusday. The Lord has really blessed my work for this company and I am most grateful for that.

I turned 24 last Wednesday. Me and Jack Bauer are good buddies. Friends and family from around the US let me know of their love and that was great. Also, I recieved several phone calls from fellow members of the Company wishing me happy birthday and it was good to be able to share some time with those guys.

The work in Indy continues to move forward. Nick, Rus and Jon recently hosted Abe Olson for a brief but productive stay. He was out there to look into some grad school possibilities and was, from what I understand, successful.

The lawnmower's in the shop, so's my bike, but no cars so that's good. now i am tired. 4:30 is still early the 16th time. praise god!

Life loves back

I love life, I really do. Some parts of it and all of it. And it loves me back. When I tend to my life and to our life it returns the favor. What I mean is, when you declare Christ into the world He declares you back. What I mean is, when I declare "This household, these people, this community, this Lord, is the foundation of my life!" they all say to me "Be Josh as hard as you can and we love you for it!".

We've grown close down here in Allendale. Brian and Tom and Cathy and Liz, Gretchen and David and Joan and myself, Val and Ruth and Connie, Carra and Terry all went to watch a movie on a big screen at a Methodist church just outside of Benton, LA. We had muffalettas and pop (or soda, i forget which) and some excellent potato/fries/goodness. We all, from kids to adults, had a really good time.

Our life in household is so joyfully reaping the benefits of the life that has been and continues to be lived in the People of Praise. We are lead by leaders who have learned from leaders; we have been raised to pray by men and women who pray constantly; we know and love God because our forerunners in the People of Praise have been following his lead for decades. Only our dedication to Him and to our life do justice to the depth of our gratitude.

Hmm, that sounds pretty, well, heady. Oh well. I mean it.

Neuron smashings

I wish to liken my past week with the particle smashers in this world that scientists use to discover what really small particles are comprised of. Primarily, they find that they are composed of really really small particles. That is cool. Some of the really really small particles are very useful to expanding our knowledge of how really big stuff works. That is also cool.

So, I've been smashing my neurons for a week. The service manager at HD has quit, leaving a gaping hole in our staff. Precisely one third of our total mass is no longer present. Therefore, in the interest of puting my best Josh forward and also making my life easier (believe it or not) I've been working very hard.

I'm learning everything I can about everything that it is, or might be, my responsibility. I've been smashing my neurons, finding out what I'm capable of. I'm learning how fast I can learn and how well I can learn at that speed. It's real work. And I like it.

Coming back up for air

I dont think anyone will be surprised if I point out that my life has gotten more busy since the whole "Star of the Week maybe new position" thing happened. I've essentially taken over all of the daily acitivities of myself and the co-worker on suspension and, as I may have mentioned, it's impossible to add more to my day and expect to have it all done in 8 hours or less. So I've been working longer days. Oh well, you got to give a little to get a lot.

This weekend was wonderful however. We had a birthday party several weeks late for Gretchen on Saturday evening and really had some fun. We brought our fire pit to the river and grilled some burgers and brots and so forth. Much fun was had.

We also had a very nice brunch on Sunday morning at Columbia Cafe. There was some news to shared and some fellowship to be had and some very very tasty food to devour. We proceeded to chill for a bit and then play 5 games of volleyball and have a serious calendar meeting. We have a meeting at the beginning of every month to plan out as much of the up-coming three months as we can. It's tiring.

David and I invited to Brian to join us at S'port Port for some indoor soccer on Sunday night. We played an intense gaming, bringing home a "W" after a couple very fine halves of play.

I began the process of scheduling oral surgery to remove all 4 of my wisdom teeth yesterday. Looks like it might not actually happen for about a month and a half due to work and home scheduling conflicts but the ball is officially rolling.

And now I can cross one more item off my list: "write a new blog post"

Quite a day

So "quite" was this day that this is going to be a short post so that I can get some sleep. I was nominated for the Texas Region of Home Delivery's "Star of the Week" by a member of the Region staff. In other words, on the men that came to our terminal last week took a look at all the work I had done to get files and processes where they needed to be that he decided to recommend me as the best employee of the region. Pretty neat. It's actually a decently big deal to be singled out like this. Star of the Week doesnt actually get awarded every week and it takes someone important thinking you've done a really excellent job to get nominated for one. It's like getting an A+ on a test you thought no one else knew you were taking. And it portends good things for my near future here. Odds of getting a promotion incline steeply when the region staff thinks you stand head and shoulders above everyone, even if only for a week. Praise God!