the curse of the church bus...

What is the deal with church owned transportation? Every(and I mean every) church bus or van that I have ever experienced has had issues! If it's not the transmission, it's the A/C, or the heater, or electrical issues... or just some kinda wierd smell. What's up with that? I think the devil has a special brigade of demons that screw with church vehicles. I'm not kidding either. I have an electronics background, I've been installing cd players, amps, subs, security systems, tv's, vcr, etc. for over 20 years now. (whoa.. did i just say that?) Anyways our church bus has a dvd/ 4tv system, and I just spent a good 6 hours working on it and still no luck at all. Frustrated. I need a young priest and an old priest. "The power of Christ compels you!"

the summer struggle...

When the warm weather comes, the sun is bright, and the rains are frequent... that's when I struggle. You see i'm blessed to have a large yard with lots of grass and room to run and play. I am also cursed with not one but two ancient lawn mowers that need to be repaired weekly. That's my struggle, will I have time to mow this week?... will the mower crank?... will I get it running before dark?...the second mower died today... there was a loud snap and now there's no compression in the engine; probably broke a piston rod; RIP... the yard remains half mowed! I want to plant some trees badly.