Ready
October 18th, 2007I’m packed. It’s 12:45 AM and I’m all set. I’m ready to go to New Orleans. There’s just one problem. My flight leaves at 6:15 AM. That means I’m getting less than four hours of sleep tonight. Why am I still up, you ask? Good question. I’m tired enough. I could sleep, but before I do I want to write this so I can remember this moment. It’s a good moment. Everything is in order. My obligations at work are taken care of. My bags are packed: I followed the checklist to a tee and everything fit perfectly in my nice new luggage. I have my clothes laid out for tomorrow (it’s hard to choose good when you’re groggy). There’s even an apple polished up and ready to break my fast as I make my way out the door.
I suppose it’s worth mentioning what I’m doing in New Orleans. I’m going on a service trip with a group from my church. We’re going to be working with Habitat for Humanity. I don’t know exactly what the work will involve. I’m hoping it’s carpentry, but I’m up for anything. It will be neat to see this area I’ve heard so much about in the past couple years, and to help out with this small contribution of time.
October 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I look forward to hearing the results of your service trip to New Orleans and how you handled the hammer with just four hours sleep
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Best,
PBS