Paul scheduled a week of vacation time with nothing big
planned other than time to relax from work and get started on the table
project. Almost two years ago, dead
oak trees were cut down with a new 36” chain saw purchased for the project and
then milled with an Alaskan Mill also purchased for the same. All these tools cost less than a table
of the quality wood that will be produced…and he’s making two.
After a year or more of the wood drying, some in the barn,
some in the garage, it was time to buy a planer and start planning the
wood. He could have done it all by
hand, but this was too good a price and sped up the process immensely. He didn’t splurge for the table and
other accessories that he could have added. He just did it all on the floor on the garage. As a plus, it made great mulch!
He has now decided which boards will be the table top, which
will be the pedestal, and which will be other support pieces.
He has done all of this while wheeling me back and forth to
the hospital and seeing after me here at home. It seems that for whatever reason, the mix of the change of
meds and overstimulation and getting overly tired send me over the edge. The migraines and nausea get the better
of me and the vicious cycle takes over.
It seems that I need an inordinate amount of fluids and rest to maintain
my balance and certain drugs to break the cycle.
I keep wishing that this whole process would hurry up and be
over; then I started thinking about how long Paul has been working and waiting
to make these tables. It’s been
almost two years since he cut down the first tree. The second came down six months later. Then the milling began. The whole thing has been a long
process. One of patience and
waiting. It has taken time.
I am only four months into my process. In four months, the first tree hadn’t
even been milled yet! Paul is much
better at waiting than I am.
Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.”
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