Daily Journal Entry: 7 Jan 2004
Thought for the Day: "Be happiness itself--free of hatred and antipathy"
Thank you, Lord, for this warm house.
Brought to eye/mind today: Power of phrase "I will help you."
Journal:
>Took van to Herbie's Auto Body to initiate repair of the fender. This decision took time--van is getting old, cost of repair nearly equals value of vehicle. But replacing the van is too expensive right now. Found Herbie to be a nice guy, who said repeatedly "I will help you." A good thing to hear and warming when dealing with cleaning up after an accident.
>Temperatures have been below zero for several days, colder than those in previous four years. Some time ago I hired a chimneysweep to check whether chimney was leaking around exit point. His response was inconclusive, but he did tell me the damper doesn't close all the way. Put a piece of foam board in the fireplace and now the house is much warmer. How sweet it is.