In the nine years we have been married I have never seen my husband take an interest in anything that needed to be repaired or replaced.  I used to feel he should care more; now I’m glad he doesn’t.  I am particular, highly detail oriented, and ask lots of questions.  I also like that he trusts me to manage things and has complete confidence in my decisions.  My Daddy was a painter so I picked up a lot about all kinds of things going around with him.  He taught me to ask questions so I would learn and also not get taken advantage of.  I remember one time this guy got so exasperated he said the price could not possibly get any lower or he would owe me.  That’s when I dropped my natural distrust and decided the poor man was telling the truth.  We have a beautiful big kitchen window overlooking our koi pond and for the past several years it has been completely foggy.  I could never understand why; summer or winter it remained cloudy.  I cleaned it inside and out a thousand times to no avail.  Recently we got a window replacement advertisement in the mail and I decided to call.  It turns out we have double paned glass and the seal is broken.  Condensation has been trapped in between the inside and outside.  I grilled them about just fixing the seal versus having the window replaced.  This picture is a demonstration of our kitchen window now versus a new one with solar technology that keeps the house much cooler.  The difference was crazy and not only would it be better for the environment, our downstairs electricity bill should go down as well.  I was stunned to see Burk ask to see the demonstration again.  It was really cool; no pun intended.  They showed our old glass and how much sunlight was filtering through versus the new one which will actually make the view appear brighter but with no heat filling up the kitchen every afternoon.  And I confess I am looking forward to being able to see out of our beautiful window again for the first time in years.  They guarantee their work for as long as we live in our house; I thought that was impressive.  They also told me the outside noise would be greatly reduced.  No more lawn mowing whirring at 6 a.m. Saturday mornings or 11 p.m. pounding from the guy that tinkers with an old truck.  Mother Teresa once said:

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.  God is the friend of silence.  See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

Maybe it’s silly, but I hope to see God more clearly through our new window.  I pray for keen eyes, a receptive heart, and ears which are open to the sound of silence.