A more abundant Life…
I actually started writing a post for the blog before the last user group meeting but quickly decided that it would be easier to show the group what I was trying to write about. So expect a presentation at some future user group meeting, “Using the Convert to Sheet Metal Tool for a sheet metal assembly”. After trying to write that post which involved a bunch of screen shots and step by step instructions I must say that my respect for people who do informative blog posts on a regular basis has gone way up… But I think they might need to get a life! LOL
Speaking of life, here’s a quick rundown of what my life has been like lately:
Early April: Father in hospital in Sylva with cellulites, 3 day stay. Kidneys are overloaded from the heart meds he has to take. There is poor to no circulation in his lower extremities. It is a delicate balancing act with the medication for heart and kidneys.
Youngest daughter swerves to keep from hitting deer, breaks arm, totals car. So we spent all night at Rutherfordton Hospital. Excellent small hospital but I can’t say anything good about the coffee vending machine.
Mid April: Dad celebrates 75th birthday, he’s in Mission hospital by the weekend recovering from a heart attack. There for over a week.
Early May: Daughter back to work but we are now sharing 2 cars between three working adults…more fun.
Mid May: Stress on my Mom is taking its toll. She repeats herself and rambles worse than usual. Poor health for my Dad equals poor mental health for her.
I’ve taken up smoking a pipe as a hobby and realized that the ½ hr to 45 minutes I spend at night cleaning, packing, lighting, tamping and puffing while reading a book is the only relaxation I get. Even though I don’t inhale I can see myself getting addicted to this. Note to self, limit is one bowl a day. As I type this I’m looking forward to some Erik Nording Pointer in my full bent TinderBox bulldog. (Did you get all that?)
Things are starting to calm down a bit, Dad is doing as well as can be expected, Ashley has her cast off and she got another car. But now my wife has something going on with her heart! I’m reminded of the comedy of Mark Lowrey when he reminds us that Jesus said that He came that we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly (John 10:10). Mark goes on to ask what is life but sickness, taxes, death, etc and we have it more abundantly which is why his favorite verse in the whole Bible is, “And it came to pass”. My hope lies in the fact that all this will pass.
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AuthorHey, I'm Jeff. I'm not a SolidWorks guru and I haven't written a book. But I use the software everyday trying to make my company more profitable. Archives
January 2013
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