What Do You Do…..?

Male or female, out in the world professional or stay at home whatever, aged or 8th grader, if you missed being in a pre-school choir, you don’t have motion songs to call on for pop-up occasions. Last Thursday, my power went out as it is want to do for the 67 houses on our grid. While waiting on Center Point to do its magic of restoration, I unplugged devices that would be in danger from a sudden surge, started supper on my gas stove, and waited for light.

Friday morning I replugged and remembered that I hadn’t turned off the garage apartment ac. I couldn’t get a cooler number to come up, only the letters LC. No one was suffering without that cool and across Houston serious emergencies existed with ac problems. The technical son used his talent and said the LC stood for Low Coolant. I am on first name basis with the company I needed. The whole situation went on hold until Monday.

Bright and early, I explained what I needed to Monica (I told you first name basis). She said turn off the unit to be sure it was unfrozen and the service man would come Tuesday – you know the next sentence – between 8 – 12. Though thankfully it was a step forward, that meant I was tethered. No going out, no away from phone, no making a soufflé. My four year old choir sang, “What do you do on a rainy day when you can’t go out to play? ” You march, tip-toe, stomp, skip ( not very well), play a drum, bang a cymbal, or snap your fingers.

So, to the background music I filled in the morning. 8:00 Sarah was coming with croissants for a visit. That was a pleasant start. 9:00 I put on a pot of beans and set the timer so they wouldn’t cook dry while I forgot about them. Clothes could wash while the pot boiled. 10:00 Clothes in the drier and then put away and a few encouraging notes for the afternoon postal person under the umbrella to collect. 11:00 A blog needs to be written and this is an immediate topic. 11:45 Tension! Should I call to reschedule? Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock. 12:17. Marshall appeared and went straight back. You don’t need the whole sequence. Just know the sentence was, “Don’t worry, we’ll take care of it.” All I had to do was make the plan for activity while I couldn’t go out to play.

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

Proverbs 16:9