Hearts out of drywall dust

We're in home improvement mode this weekend, working to make some project on our stalled downstairs project. Our after photos will be eerily similar to the ones we posted here, because we aren't changing anything significant. That project, though, didn't have the greatest final stretch as I was too hasty in throwing paint on the walls to realize that I needed a bit more spackling before the painting step. Oops.

It makes me think about 2 Timothy 4:7: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." We did great work on the project initially, but the whole process - from start to finish - is important. In Revelation 2 and 3, which I've been reading recently as we walk through them with our 9th graders, many of the churches are commended for some attribute but then called out for another that doesn't line up with God's Word. What comfort, though, that the rebuke is followed by a call to repent! Just as our project went well but had rough spots in the finish, we have another chance - now! - to do things right.

And to make hearts out of drywall dust. :)


And now a few questions, 'cause I'm not too proud to admit that I appreciate some lovin' in the form of blog comments: What home improvement project are you currently working on? What are you planning to do next? What project do you wish you could do now but can't (due to time, money, or something else)?