I do believe that God has me here to learn to wait well (or at least better). Waiting is what we do ... for emailing, for repairs, for meetings to begin, ... But we have email again, though with dial-up well, ... we wait! Embrace the pace!!Every day I spend as much time outdoors as my sweatglands will allow because any day now the rains will come. I often walk or just sit on a park bench. The workers continue to be baffled by me. I was just sitting on a bench praying and enjoying the trees when a contractor approached me and said, "Excuse me, Madame, what are you doing?" When I explained that I was just enjoying the beauty of all that God has made, he said that he hopes I do not change. I guess they are surprised that anyone loves it here.
It's easy to get critical of the workers because work is not really an appropriate term for what they do. They begin their "work" with a break and for every one guy working at least 4 are watching. But, we are trying to be very positive and encouraging for every little thing they do. That has built some great relationships -- they greet us with smiles and waves across the grass if they see us approaching. Jim had to explain some basic concepts in tile-setting to a guy today. Things like -- it's better to actually cut the tile, not break it! And a gap of over an inch is probably not appropriate for grout! Jim was patient and in the end the guy said he'd change some of the tiles before he grouts. Jim's checked back a few times today -- no workers there at all. Well, we thought we'd made progress!!
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