Chasing the Wind

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Things I Learned While On Business

  • If I can possibly help it, I will never buy a minivan. I rented a Chevy Shoebox (so named for the comfort factor) since I was the driver for 5 guys.
  • From Ewing, NJ, I-95 intersects US Highway 1 whether you head north or south.
  • If the directions to the manufacturing plant read, “Take I-95 east”, you have to flip a coin since I-95 only goes north or south. No matter since you’ll run into US Highway 1 no matter which way you go.
  • Except if you go the wrong way, you’re 45 minutes late to the meeting.
  • I don’t think people in that part of the country go out for dinner. The restaurant was a 40 minutes drive.
  • And yes, I went the right direction on I-95 this time.
  • At 3°F, when crossing the parking lot to fetch the minivan, your boogers freeze.

The only real hiccup was that when the 5 of us showed up, the hotel (I won’t name names, but the initials of the hotel were “Courtyard by Marriott in Ewing, NJ”) only had rooms for 4 of us. Apparently they don’t believe that “Guaranteed Late Arrival” actually means you can arrive late and get a room. Now I don’t know what that phrase means.

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2 responses to “Things I Learned While On Business”

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    Courtney

    Did you sit behind the wheel and cry like I did when I test drove a mini:sad:-van?

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    Michael

    I wasn’t planning on buying one. I just found it difficult to look macho behind the wheel of a minivan.

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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