Proper Perspective

C.S. Lewis wrote in The Problem of Pain, "My own­ experience is something like this. I am progressing along the path of life in my ordinary contentedly fallen and godless condition, absorbed in a merry meeting with my friends . . . or a bit of work that tickles my vanity . . . , when suddenly a . . . headline in the newspapers that threatens us all with destruction, sends this whole pack of cards tumbling down. At first I am overwhelmed, and all my little happinesses look like broken toys. Then, slowly and reluctantly . . . I try to bring myself into the frame of mind that I should be in at all times. I remind myself that all these toys were never intended to possess my heart, that . . . my only real treasure is Christ."

New Fence

Here's the backyard with the new fence completed today! Now Daisy can go out and sunbathe and do her business without supervision. I'm very grateful it's finally done, but also reminded of how something good often (always) comes out of our trials. When the fence was down, we met more neighbors. Because the fence was destroyed with Ike, we now have a new, much better fence with a gate to access the right of way. The new fence is about 8" further back than the previous, so even our backyard got larger. Plus, there's that lovely new wood smell. Little things, perhaps, but ones I'm thankful for.