Kinda One of Those Chore Days

We have experienced quite a prolonged cold spell here in Ukraine. The snow which fell weeks ago has not disappeared at all, and a fresh whitening is blanketed over the existing snow each night. But it is not fresh snow which causes this, but extremely thick and heavy fog eases in upon the land each night and sticks to everything resulting in a beautifully white display of nature's art. Perhaps tomorrow we will add a photo of this beauty.
We had routine things to catch up on after the weekend of ministry. Saturday we were at Perechin with the youth and children, and then Sunday afternoon we were preaching in Kamyantiza. But today we had to take care of some business and preparations for important events to come. One of those chores was to change the oil in our truck. Well, ordinarily that is not too much of a chore. Drain the old oil out, change the filter, and put the new oil in. The whole job takes twenty to thirty minutes, that is when it is "ordinary." But yesterday was not an ordinary day, at least not in the sense of weather. So, while it was a nice frosty 12 degrees, Tim changed the oil. He complained only about the experience that his fingers got a little stiff. Ordinarily he responds to people who ask whether he likes cold weather by saying that he enjoys cold weather except for one experience, and that is to have to lay on the cold, frozen ground and work on a car. But he thought it was far better to lay on the frozen ground at 12 degrees than lay on the cold, muddy ground at 35-40 degrees. Ice and snow will brush off, but the wet and mud soaks to the skin.

Changing oil--better ice and snow than wet and mud!