Well, I suppose it’s about time! I’ve been heckled enough by family and friends that I have gotten the feeling that this entry is overdue. Actually I feel kind of bad about not blogging in so long; I wanted to write this about a month ago, but just never got around to it. I apologize for that and I hope that you’ll forgive me!
Since
it’s been so long since I’ve blogged I figure I can safely write about
something I wish I would have started my blogging career by writing! I want to
take the time to explain to all of our readers why I blog about the things I
blog about. If I was simply blogging about what’s new in my life this wouldn’t
be necessary, but since I write about issues and ideas that are very important
to me I want to take the time to do this.
So
why do I write about various thoughts and ideas that are floating around in my
head? Well, I believe that as Christians we should be spending more time
thinking (and praying) than we currently do. In our culture it is so easy to
simply follow everybody else around us and do as they do. We don’t take much
time to really think about what we are introducing into our lives when we make
a certain choice. Notice that I am including myself in these statements. I
often find that as I am writing, my feelings on a certain subject are
molded and shaped even more than when I decided to write on the subject! I can
benefit from more reflection time just like everybody else.
I
guess my main point is this: please don’t be offended by my blogs; I am simply
attempting to pour out my thoughts into words. I am never claiming to be right,
but I am claiming to have thought about the issue and I am encouraging you to
do the same. It is my prayer that throughout the course of my blogging both I
and all you readers will mature in godly thoughts and actions.
Well, since that was short and sweet let me tell you a little bit of what's been going on in my life lately! Work at Vermeer is going very well. I am working in the enhancement department in Plant 4 (Environmental) and am really enjoying my job. In enhancement I get to improve on older designs and make other necessary changes to older machines. It's a lot different than my internship last summer where I was working in new product design. I will admit that last summer was a little more fun and exciting, but I am learning a lot from my work and my coworkers that would be more difficult to learn elsewhere. I am very content where I am at right now, but I'm looking forward to what lies ahead in the future!
Since Leah and I moved down to
Pella in early May I have completed a few projects. My first project was a
continuation of last summer's woodworking project. I designed, built, and
finished a couple of bedside tables to match the bed frame that I made earlier.
The picture below shows Leah's wonderful pillows as well as the lamps we picked
out.
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| View from the bedroom door. |
My other project was getting my tool chest organized so that I can actually find the tools that I have when I need them! For five of the drawers I carved out the shapes of the tools into upholstery foam so that the tools would not move around when I opened and closed the drawers. Here are a couple examples of what it looks like.
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| Standard Wrenches |
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| Ratchet and Sockets |
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| Our deer-proof garden! |
Until next time,
Daniel
