Today we had the awesome privilege to participate in the 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration of my friends Mr. & Mrs. “T”. They met when he returned from the Korean War. He says, “I saw her and I was done looking.” She agreed. Two and a half weeks later, they were married.
During the celebration he sang two songs to her, and they renewed their vows to love and cherish each other and to continue trusting God for their future.
I shared the poem below that I wrote for my parents who celebrated their 50th Anniversary a few years ago. God has truly blessed us with the example of His Servants from that generation. May we be found faithful, as they have been, to pass the flame along to the next generation.
Fifty Years or So Ago
Fifty Years or so ago, you looked into her eyes
You fell for her so quickly, it took you by surprise
You knew that very moment that your heart she came to own,
and your love for her has only grown since fifty years or so ago
Fifty years or so ago, he walked into your life;
And from a shy and sweet “hello”, you dreamed to be his wife.
The urgent dropped to incidental; true love had made it so.
His life become your focus, fifty years or so ago.
To tell your impact on our lives, as the children of your love
defies the confines of this verse and the ability of words.
Our faith & families, homes & jobs, the way we see our world,
Is all because your love God granted, fifty years or so ago.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Fun With Moving
A couple of years ago I had occasion to go with my brother in law to the truck rental place. He and my sister in law had closed on their new house that morning and we needed to move all their stuff.
The conversation went something like this; “My name is ‘Allen’s brother in law’, and I have a 26 foot truck reserved with a trailer.” The rep responded, “OK, well, first off we don’t have any 26 foot trucks, so I don’t know who told you we did.” He took a deep breath and said, “I called the 800 number..” She interrupted, “OK, that’s the problem, see the 800 number people don’t know what they’re doing, so let me get them on the phone so that you can talk with them.”
She dialed the number and handed him the phone. He explained the situation to the rep on the phone who told him that it would be impossible to rent a 26 foot truck along with a trailer and that she didn’t even know who would have told him he could. The store rep took the phone from my brother in law and began yelling at the phone rep who promptly hung up on her. She said, “Something needs to be done about this!” He responded, “Finally!” She called and asked to speak to the supervisor in the phone unit. When a supervisor was secured, she began to explain the problem, “OK, ‘phone rep’ just yelled at me and hung up the phone and I don’t have to take that!” She looked at us and said, “There is no excuse for this!” We agreed. After a heated conversation she hung up and with joy proclaimed, “Problem solved.” My brother in law said, “Great, when can I get the truck?” “Oh, you still can’t get the truck, but she won’t be treating me like that anymore.” She said.
He asked, if there was any possibility of getting a 26 foot truck with a trailer to which he was told, no, but he could rent a smaller one if he would pay for 24 hour rental and have it back to them within 14 hours. Unable to contain my amazement, I asked, “Since the truck he has to rent is smaller than the original truck he reserved, could you give him a break on the mileage?” She said, “That won’t be possible.” I asked, “Is there any scenario where the customer wins with this company?” She looked in disbelief and walked away.
Just for fun, see if you can name the Truck Rental company.
Incidentally, FFIL was there also. He kept looking outside. I asked what he was doing. He said he was looking for a any other indication that the circus was in town.
The conversation went something like this; “My name is ‘Allen’s brother in law’, and I have a 26 foot truck reserved with a trailer.” The rep responded, “OK, well, first off we don’t have any 26 foot trucks, so I don’t know who told you we did.” He took a deep breath and said, “I called the 800 number..” She interrupted, “OK, that’s the problem, see the 800 number people don’t know what they’re doing, so let me get them on the phone so that you can talk with them.”
She dialed the number and handed him the phone. He explained the situation to the rep on the phone who told him that it would be impossible to rent a 26 foot truck along with a trailer and that she didn’t even know who would have told him he could. The store rep took the phone from my brother in law and began yelling at the phone rep who promptly hung up on her. She said, “Something needs to be done about this!” He responded, “Finally!” She called and asked to speak to the supervisor in the phone unit. When a supervisor was secured, she began to explain the problem, “OK, ‘phone rep’ just yelled at me and hung up the phone and I don’t have to take that!” She looked at us and said, “There is no excuse for this!” We agreed. After a heated conversation she hung up and with joy proclaimed, “Problem solved.” My brother in law said, “Great, when can I get the truck?” “Oh, you still can’t get the truck, but she won’t be treating me like that anymore.” She said.
He asked, if there was any possibility of getting a 26 foot truck with a trailer to which he was told, no, but he could rent a smaller one if he would pay for 24 hour rental and have it back to them within 14 hours. Unable to contain my amazement, I asked, “Since the truck he has to rent is smaller than the original truck he reserved, could you give him a break on the mileage?” She said, “That won’t be possible.” I asked, “Is there any scenario where the customer wins with this company?” She looked in disbelief and walked away.
Just for fun, see if you can name the Truck Rental company.
Incidentally, FFIL was there also. He kept looking outside. I asked what he was doing. He said he was looking for a any other indication that the circus was in town.
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