Halfway through

It's 10:20pm our time. Tomorrow is Waffle House Day and wake-up is 6:15am. This blogger is really, really tired, so this blog will be picture-less. I apologize.

What shall we tell you about today? Shall we talk about the 60 sheets of sheet rock that had to be unloaded from the trailer into the Yellow House? Shall we discuss the mountain of metal that was put onto said trailer after the sheet rock was removed? Shall we discuss the boards that would not be level on the ramp? Shall we talk about the close encounter with the local police? Oh let's talk about it all!

Team Sheet Rock spent much of the morning finishing up what they had started the day before. Working in close spaces, pulling out errant nails and screws, getting the walls ready for the sheet rock that arrived just as we were all finishing lunch. 12 foot sheets of sheet rock. That stuff is heavy! But this team worked like a well-oiled machine and got all 60 sheets into the house in under an hour. Doug, Mary, Bill and Debbie wasted no time in getting the sheet rock onto the walls. Mary, again, impressed the bunch with her power tool prowess.

Team Destructo found out that 5th wheel trailers are held together with four bolts, millions of screws and staples, buckets of glue and weird brackety things. They also found out that the things that you would think would come off easiest, were the hardest to get off. Items were sorted into "burn pile" and "scrap metal" and put in stacks. We won't talk about what went into the burn pile, by California standards we would all be put in jail. Gail, Lynn, Ellen, Jeff and DJ have made quick work of the trailer destruction. We may have to find new jobs for them tomorrow.

Team Ramp had a bit of challenging day. It started off well, took a little turn but ended on a semi-high note. Boards were set in place, boards were not level. Boards were taken off, much pondering ensued and boards were reset. We hope that the fix works and that when the planks go on, everything works out. The good news is that the last four of the posts that needed to be set before the ramp makes a turn for the road were set in place today! Yee-haw! Tomorrow Team Ramp will take a bit of a break and focus on fixing some siding issues on the house. Brittany, Jonathan, Sammy and Steven do make a good team.

Tonight as we were gathering for our team meeting, we read a chapter from "The Greatest Story Never Told", it's kind of a retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, through the eyes and imagination of the author. As we read tonight, we were reminded that God specifically selected Mary and Joseph to be the parents of Jesus. God called them to play a crucial part in the history of God's people. As we finish out our time in Pearlington this week, we are reminded through that story that God has called each one of us to this place, at this time for a specific purpose. We are playing a part in history and it's an honor to follow where God leads.
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Oh yeah, that other story. Well, you see, it goes like this. Tonight we needed to make a run to our favorite place to loathe but only place to buy groceries, Wal Mart. On the way as Brittany was driving going the speed limit, these blue lights started flashing behind her. Being the good person that Brittany is, she pulled over. Then she realized that the blue lights were behind the car behind her car. Still, not knowing if she was the one in trouble or the car behind her, she put the car in park and waited...because that incident a couple of years ago with the police officers in Mississippi is still very fresh in her brain. Soon the police officer came up and said "You aren't involved in this incident." Praise Jesus! Off to that store we went. That would be the 2nd police incident in Mississippi, driving a big white vehicle. There's a theme going here that we don't want repeated!