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Wow - I still have a blog out here. Oops, it's been a while. I am sitting at home listening to the hammers as my floor is reinstalled. I am blessed that insurance covered the damage I did by leaving a sink on, but I am annoyed that I am trapped at my house for a week while repairs are underway.

Life is in an unusual limbo period while I am awaiting a call. The economy is working against me. I value the time with my children and family but struggle with personal identity and keeping spirituality in place. Patience must be the lesson that I am learning - or need to learn, or something! God has a plan - maybe the plan for now is that I wait and enjoy the downtime.

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Ron said…
Downtime is good, especially around the holiday season!
December 3, 2008 at 12:50 PM
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