Wow, it's real. How many times do I have to experience it before it sinks into my thick head.
A year or two ago, I wanted to have the trees in the back yard pruned badly. For the branches become so thick and long, one tree top so tall that they all threatened to crash down like the one ten years ago. I got estimate from several tree trimmers. They quote anywhere from $8oo to $1300 . I didn't feel right spending that much money on dead braches. I figured I only want to pay $500 the most. But there was no person who would do a good job at that price. So I put the matter at rest and just pray that God would keep those branches up there.
Couple weeks ago, the city sent out tree cutters to get rid of the dead trees across the road.
I got out to talk to one of the fellows and asked if he would cut some branches off my tree. He said yes. This past weekend, he came back with his buddy's wide eye twin brother who knew nothing about tree cutting to give him a hand. I ended up asking him to prune all three trees.
He quoted me an unimaginable good deal. Only$350 plus $100 disposal fee.
They worked so hard for 5 hours. Watching one guy rapelling out to the limbs was fun. He went up and down the trees until I was happy. Both of them are nice young people like my own kids. So I did my best to feed them, picked up the little stuff on the ground. I wrote them a fatter cheque of $400. They were pleased. Then Barbara and Laura gave them more business in their yards. They were pooped but happy.
This incident reminds me of 28 years ago when John and I went hunting for our first apartment. We prayed for an apartment within walking distant to the subway, with private entrance, with covered car park, not a high rise and affordable. Amazingly, we got what we want.
Then we became gullible. When we bought our first home, we did not analyzing if it meet both our needs because one person just want to be a pleaser. The irony was, the house became a burden for both of us. The result was years of strife.
I am beginning to understand, for every decision we have to make, we have to know our own need and limitation. If we set an honest boundry for ourselves. God would meet us there.
A year or two ago, I wanted to have the trees in the back yard pruned badly. For the branches become so thick and long, one tree top so tall that they all threatened to crash down like the one ten years ago. I got estimate from several tree trimmers. They quote anywhere from $8oo to $1300 . I didn't feel right spending that much money on dead braches. I figured I only want to pay $500 the most. But there was no person who would do a good job at that price. So I put the matter at rest and just pray that God would keep those branches up there.
Couple weeks ago, the city sent out tree cutters to get rid of the dead trees across the road.
I got out to talk to one of the fellows and asked if he would cut some branches off my tree. He said yes. This past weekend, he came back with his buddy's wide eye twin brother who knew nothing about tree cutting to give him a hand. I ended up asking him to prune all three trees.
He quoted me an unimaginable good deal. Only$350 plus $100 disposal fee.
They worked so hard for 5 hours. Watching one guy rapelling out to the limbs was fun. He went up and down the trees until I was happy. Both of them are nice young people like my own kids. So I did my best to feed them, picked up the little stuff on the ground. I wrote them a fatter cheque of $400. They were pleased. Then Barbara and Laura gave them more business in their yards. They were pooped but happy.
This incident reminds me of 28 years ago when John and I went hunting for our first apartment. We prayed for an apartment within walking distant to the subway, with private entrance, with covered car park, not a high rise and affordable. Amazingly, we got what we want.
Then we became gullible. When we bought our first home, we did not analyzing if it meet both our needs because one person just want to be a pleaser. The irony was, the house became a burden for both of us. The result was years of strife.
I am beginning to understand, for every decision we have to make, we have to know our own need and limitation. If we set an honest boundry for ourselves. God would meet us there.
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