This and That

So today we baptized three people at our church here in Sweetwater, which was very exciting and brought a fresh enthusiasm. I wish I could say everything went without a hitch, but that would not be true to form. We had recently hired a company out of Abilene to repair the heating mechanism to the baptistery, and we assumed that it was in good working order…until this morning before the service. The heater kept throwing a breaker, leaving the water just cooler than room temperature. The three ladies that were baptized were good sports, but they froze in the water. Needless to say, we did not linger there during service.

We are officially in our new rental house as of yesterday. I had a small crew helping me move the big furniture in literally 40-50 mph winds (dirt was in the air like a thick, brown cloud). At one point I could literally grit the dirt in my teeth. Everything in our new rental house has a film of dust on it too. When I took a shower last night after moving for most of the day, I had so much dirt just in my ears – it was gross. But we are here now, still trying to decide if we like the new place. It was the only rental house available for our size of family, and it happen to come available when we needed it (a huge blessing). But the inside is dated, and the pipes squeal when you turn the water on. It has a great deal of wood paneling, which makes the house overall darker. We were used to the openness and brightness of the home we were in. But the place here is in a nicer neighborhood, and there are a ton kids around us, which will be an added bonus.