Colossians 3:23-24
This past winter we had seven walnut tress removed from the little woods located between our home and Hunt Road. The lumbermen took the trunks of the trees but left lots of brush and larger branches for us to take care of. Last spring we burned all the brush which was several days labor of tugging and pulling branches to the one burn pile we established in an open area in the woods. But all of the larger branches were cut into four foot sections and piled up for us to cut into smaller pieces and stack into neater piles. This past Friday and Saturday we began the process.
The weather was not very pleasant on Friday with wind and a slight drizzle, but after Paul had been subbing at LCS that morning, we endeavored to undertake the massive job of cutting up the many logs that were salvaged from the trees. Paul started in with the chainsaw, but Gail soon came out to assist. Things were going along very smoothly as we were working our way through the first pile. However, Gail was holding a small piece that needed one final cut when the chainsaw kicked and nicked Gail's right index finger. She was wearing a double pair of gloves, but the saw cut through them and into her knuckle. Paul immediately stopped the saw, pulled off her gloves and discovered a gash in her knuckle. To make a long story short, within 10 minutes we were at Bixby Medical Center's emergency room. After about three hours, Gail ended up with five stitches and a large bandage on her finger. They also took x-rays and found that the bone of her knuckle had been chipped by the saw. They then wrote a prescription for an antibiotic so that Gail would not get infection. We are very thankful that everything is going to be OK and that she still has her finger. The Lord was certainly looking out for her as it could have been so much worse.
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful fall day. Paul spent much of the morning cutting up more of the logs before a friend. Marshal Mattson, came with his log splitter. Marshal came around 2:30 with his son-in-law Jerry and three of his grandsons. Marshal and Paul split the wood while Jerry and the boys loaded some of the older ash that had been split and stacked for a couple of seasons. Jerry and Marshal can be very proud of those boys as they worked so hard the entire time. Someone else who worked was Gail with bandaged finger and all. She didn't let that injury slow her down at all. However, the doctor at the hospital did say that she isn't to do dishes for at least two weeks. Guess who has to do dishes?
Isaac, Jerry Marshal, Zach, Josh and Paul splitting and stacking wood
Splitting larger logs
What a delight to be able to work in the woods splitting logs on a beautiful fall day. We thank the Lord for giving us the strength to be able to do this kind of physical work. Even though you end the day tired and sore, it is a great feeling to see the results of your labor stacked in neat piles in the woods. Sunday afternoon there wasn't much movement in the Palpant home as we both took a long nap joined by Patsy and Penny. Not sure what they did Saturday to be so tired on Sunday, but they felt they needed a nap as well.
Blessings and Encouragement,
Paul, Gail, Patsy and Penny
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