Not a Speedboat
When do you know? When do you decide? The last time you rearrange your furniture and never move it again? The last time you paint or wallpaper? The last time you buy new clothes? You know your grandparents have had the same furniture arrangement for 20 or more years. They refuse to buy new clothes when the old ones will do. When food is brought, it is just enough. Our current church population is made up of mostly World War II retirees. Some also experienced the Great Depression. Those periods of their lives shaped who they are as older adults. And how they spend. And how they think. Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. My husband and I were discussing recently how some members of the church have been concerned about spending and the church's budget. Sometimes, to renew a place, you have to put some money into it. For 25 years, they have been coasting. Carpet is over 40 years old, all the interi...