Winter has hit the USA with a vengeance! From East to West coasts the wind and rain, ice and snow and low low temperatures have moved in to stay for a while. We heard of the terrible ice in New England...New Hampshire and Massachusetts particularly. We prayed for everyone we knew and didn't know for that matter - safety, warmth and a quick return to normalcy. The Midwest has been hit with blizzards and frigid temps. More prayer - it is what we can do in these kind of circumstances, with assurance they are heard. Chicago, that windy city - is just that, windy and snowy and cold. The west coast has had it's winter furry of storms and snow and more snow along with the cold. Ski areas are ecstatic! Winter snow and sport enthusiasts are energized. The beauty of the season has momentarily taken a back seat to winter's fury. Here in Denver we snuggled down for a quiet Sunday afternoon, the the snow falling outside, only to realize our furnace wasn't firing. It was getting cold inside. I had just bought a wool blanket at the Army surplus store. How handy. The fix it men were here last week, yet it is still out of order...our furnace that is. A quick call to the emergency service guy and he was here in an hour. Got it going and showed Jack how to kick start it if it stopped again. An electric space heater and some hot chocolate and we were toasty warm. We watched church service on the Internet, not daring to leave before the repair man arrived...nor after he left to make sure all stayed running..Internet church, a very nice thing. Again, the furnace didn't start as the inside temperature began to dip. Jack, in usual fashion and not wanting to get chilled again, followed directions given by the fix it man and added some special touches of his own...."IN THE NAME OF JESUS...stay on and work right" followed by a gentle tap on the apparatus. All has worked well since!
A malfunctioning part will be ordered and the unreliable firing apparatus will be replaced. Enjoy the snow and winter beauty. Stay warm.
God bless you all
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