Day 85 – The roof being redone and a burn

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Day 85 – The roof being redone and a burn

 

Yesterday we had our roof re-done.  I was pretty amazed at the destruction that needed to take place in order to re-roof the house!  There were a few places where the roof was leaking – but it was clear that the whole roof (after 23 years) needed to be replaced.  Still, the whole roof needed to be taken off in order to replace it with a new roof!  That destruction took many hands and many hours, and I was pretty overwhelmed by the metaphor of needing to tear it all off to put on a new one.

 

I also am recovering from a burn on my arm – I burnt it by accidentally reaching over a steaming water kettle not recognizing I was to the stream of steam coming out of the kettle.  It only took a second for me to scorch my arm – the skin so thin in the place where I burnt it. 

 

Both of these events reminded me of the importance of letting go, of tearing down, and of the possibility of unintended harm that can happen in an instant. 

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