Florida Car

Hello,

When I was ready to go to the grocery store the car would not start. It was about 3 degrees out. One other cold, below zero, Sunday it did not start for Leroy, but someone helped him “jump” the car and it ran just fine. After lunch Leroy went out and started the car with no problem. He took it in to have the battery checked and at that moment it was fine. Now we feel a bit uneasy. Is it just a Florida car that appreciates warmth? Or is there something else wrong that we have not yet discovered.

Brian and Jen are getting a new car soon. We will be getting their old car, but not for a while as we have made no plans for the delivery of that vehicle to our house. With this strong winter still in place we are not anxious to make a commitment to driving it here. We did not think we really need a second car, but with the possibility of the current car needing assistance it is nice to have a back up around. Oh those needs and wants, they can certainly get tangled. Need is not the word in this case it would be want as most weeks the car is only driven two or maybe three days.

Leroy had a couple of meetings about the ELCA resolution on sexuality. He had been hearing some rumblings as had someone else in the congregation. The first encounter exposed a great deal of feelings. Neither Leroy nor I handle such tension very well. But we both prayed a lot about it and the meeting last night went very well. Nothing was really solved, but people seemed to feel that someone listened to them and they learned how resolutions are passed in the church. Now they know something about the change process. They even thanked Leroy at the end of the meeting for having this chance to clear the air. It is as if a weight has been lifted from our shoulders.

Paula