Saturday, June 14, 2014

13 June 2014

Happy Friday the 13th!

The story of the day was turbulent and wet air...in other words it was windy and rainy. The winds started howling this morning from the southeast. I showed up to the information booth wearing long johns and an extra fleece underneath my work uniform of khaki pants and a fleece. I still was a little chilly.

As expected, work was slow today. For those who did brave the chilly weather and joined us at the Jordan Pond House, the most common sentiment was: gee, it's cold out. Jami, Sarah, and I all worked today. By 3:30, our boss came in and told us to talk amongst ourselves to decide who would go home. I took one for the team and headed out into the pouring rain. My early dismissal turned out well because it gave me time to practice my talk/sermon/message for Sunday several times.

Today was also payday! I only worked one week of the last pay period, so my check wasn't for a whole heck of a lot. I'll be honest, I was a little upset when I saw my check. I greedily thought it should be bigger. But then I realized the following: 1) for the amount of work I did, the amount of money I received seems fair. 2A) I wouldn't be here in Acadia if not for being on the A Christian Ministry in the National Parks team...so ministry comes before money. Plus, 2B) God provides for my needs not my desires. 3) my check is the amount I earned after my dorm and food expenses had been deducted. I have a roof over my head, food in a table in front of me, and I still have money left over. And 4) I made more money last week than billions of people did.

I almost made it through an entire World Cup match this evening, but I ended up sleeping through the last 20 minutes. Although I don't dislike soccer (football), apparently I like napping more.

No picture of the day today. The wi-fi signal is too weak to do an upload. Instead, picture in your mind a rain drop being blown by the wind. Enjoy!


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