I'm Working Here!

For the last couple of nights I got some bad news just about the time I was getting ready for bed. I hate when that happens because I then toss and turn all night and get up in the morning feeling like I was run over by a steam roller.

Last night, I went to bed and was sleeping like a baby when all of a sudden I herd the chirp of another smoke detector( my carbon monoxide detector did the same thing less than a month ago). It got real persistent real quick and I got up to shut it off. Of course it wasn't easy to get to, nor was it any easier to deal with. I had to stand on a chair, climb up on a buffet, dismantle the detector to get it down from the wall, and then figure out in the dark how to unplug the connection from the back. All this at 2:00 AM. After I got it unplugged and down, it chirped again. I took the battery out of it and it chirped again. Finally, I took it to the garage, set it on a work bench and shut the door. By that time I was pretty much awake.

I went to the computer and checked out my Facebook account. I found one of the young men in the church on line, asked him what he was doing up at 2:00 AM and waited for a response. Here comes the response that every pastor lives for. He said, "I'm working on my sermon for youth group and having a hard time finding the verses I want to use." We worked together for about a half hour and I helped him chase down what he was looking for. What a neat way to spend quality time with a young man in your church at 2:00 AM in the morning. Think about it!