Archive for September, 2007

A Touch of Colour

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

We’re on the home stretch now. This morning I touched up some cracks with polyfiller. As soon as I got home from work this evening I sanded the polyfiller and painted a second coat of primer. Several hours later I applied the first coat of colour. Tomorrow I’ll add a second coat of colour, and [...]

Final Stages

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The first coat of paint went on tonight, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I had hoped to start painting yesterday, but that was not to be. Thankfully it’s all easy stuff now. The wall will need another coat or two of primer, and then maybe three coats of colour. I can only manage [...]

From the Frying Pan to the Fire

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Got home tonight from two days away installing a machine. Long hours on the road. Had a late dinner, put the boys to bed, and then went to work sanding the bathroom wall. Things went well, but then right at the end I mucked it up and the project was set back a day. We [...]

On The Road

Monday, September 17th, 2007

I’m sitting in a hotel room, connected to “high speed” internet. It’s slower than dial-up. Most web sites eventually time out. I’ve been trying to log on to Family Life for a while, and I’ve finally gotten in. There are no images. No background. Just text. So no decorative photo today. (UPDATE: I added this [...]

Evangelism Example

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

A bit over a week ago I wrote about Jesus meeting the woman at the well, from John 4. The speaker at this weekend’s youth retreat concluded his series today with this same event. He used the story as a template for sharing the Gospel. Here are my scribbled notes: First of all, Jesus acted [...]