We are in a real slow period for Sears freight. I’ve had about 5 trips cancelled over the past two weeks because of low volume freight. Not sure what next weeks holds, but I hope it picks up soon. No drivey, not money.
I really like my job, despite the inconsistent paycheck. I like driving. I like the people I encounter along the way. I like my routes. I like having two days off (four counting the weekend) with Lynn. I like hurling down the highway at 65 mph in 80,000 pounds of steel and fiberglass. I especially like what I’m learning about me. I like not having my identity linked to my profession (as was the case in counseling ministry). I like overcoming new challenges (I don’t like it at the time, but when it’s all over, I feel pretty good.)
Maybe periodically we all ought to do something completely different from what we do regularly. What if you accountants learned to fly a plane? What if you waitresses took up law? What if you salespeople became firefighters? What if you preachers opened your own business? I think we would all grow closer to God who is our identity and our purpose and our strength.
What is the biggest challenge you have ever faced in your life? Something that you didn’t think you could do, but did anyway. An ordeal that you were sure you couldn’t get through, but by the grace of God, you did.
Lynn and I are excited about going to Boston next Thursday to see Steve Jr., Chrissy and Mitch. (Mitch is in Boston two weeks each month on a project for “Boston Now” newspaper.) I’ll share our experiences next time.
Steve Holt Sr. said
I am able to track how viewers of this blog find it. Someone found my blog by Googleing “stupid things truckers do.” Come on now, how come my blog came up?!
Jon J said
Steve,
I noted today that in the NY Times that it was slow for truckers and wondered how it was going for you. This is the slow season so maybe things will pick up.
I think my biggest challenge was teaching healthcare workers in rural Guatemala who had the education of gradeschoolers. All in Spanish. I got it done but I’m not sure how affective I was.
We need to be willing to be challenged. My Dad was always willing to try new things. I was always amazed at what he would get himself into and at how well he always did. I’m the same way. I undertook building out our attic. I called it my “therapy”. I could go up there to be by myself and pound nails and hang drywall. I’ve learned a lot about what I can do and a lot about what I’m not so good at. I’m a perfectionist so I’ve had to learn to accept things out of myself that are somewhat less than perfect. (Ever drywall and mud a ceiling in an attic?)
Take care Steve.
jonj
Steve Holt Sr. said
Thanks for thinking of me, Jon. I found out late last week that I will be receiving a bonus in this week’s check. Plus, my dispatcher found me a couple of extra loads last week and this that will take care of what I lost to cancelled loads. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.
My dad sounds like yours. He tried lots of new things diring his like. Lynn and I added a bedroom to our very first home and did all the sheetrocking, mudding, painting, etc. I’d rather drive a truck…
Emogene Moore said
Hello Steve
I tried doing something new when I came to the Church that I am at. My kids and I were the very kind of people that families there were taught that we were, but thats not the end of the story. God used my family to change a lot of peoples perspectives. He showed us that our circumstances may be different, but He loves us all the same and that his Son died for everyone. With the help of God and a good Church family, my family has prospered and we are able to give back, not only to God what is his, but to show his Love to others. God is good all the time. All the time God is good.
Ron Cook said
Your kind of transparency is a honor to God as it gives him room to work both in you and those of us who read your words. Thank you, dear brother. Now, get back out on that road!