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Chat reflection: I am done

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One of my closest friends is getting marry this Sept (YAY!).  They bought a house and it is a fixer upper.  I know they needed help. But with the schedule I had been running.  It was impossible for me to step back.  This is a gmail chat I had with him last week.

Minor editing for confidentiality purpose…and of course any grammar mistakes (those that I can spot).

me: I really want to help you to renovate the house

  but I am so stress lately

  sorry 🙁

  I don’t even want to go out..

  I just wanna do nothing

🙂

sanding sanding

whiirrrrrrrr [a reference to the last time I help out, I was sanding down the dry walls.]

D: i totally understand, if i have any walls to kick in, i will let you know.

=)

sand sand

me: I want to sand!

  yeah…God is telling me to stay in MCAC [my church]

  so I stay

D: good! you can sand my stairs. =)

me: 😀

but yeah.sorry..I have too many ministries on my hand

I need to trim down

I don’t even want to hang out with D [another D, not the same D I am chatting] for pho  

First the morning calls are irritating.  I just think I am tired

I am done

What a good friend.  Even when I am too busy and he needs a lot of help, we can still joke around.  I did enjoy sanding down the dry walls.

When I told him I am done.  I know I need to change.

Seek the Lord….lay down in His green pastures…follow where He goes.

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