Unconventional Handyman! | Peggy Wright

Unconventional Handyman!

Jan 11, 2021 12:16 PM Central
Peggy Wright
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Unconventional Handyman!

Being married to a creative visionary can sometimes make house jobs interesting!

One adventure was prompted by a boys day with cousins where a nerf gun fight took over both levels of our home while I was with the girl cousins in Brantford many years ago. The light fixture over the stairs leading to the second floor was damaged. 

That was fine with me. I never liked that light fixture and now I had an excuse to change it. 

So I bought the fixture and Lance came up with a plan to get up there to do the job. 

He put all the boy's twin mattresses to cover the stairs and landing. He took a box spring mattress and placed it across the railing just under the chandelier for a scaffold. Then he tied an extension cord around his own waist and the waists of 14 year old James and 11 year old Nathan as a backup measure in case the mattress or railing failed him. 

Soft landing - check. Safety harness - check. 
Just one thing missing - hockey equipment for extra protection! 

Fully outfitted, he was ready to tackle the job. He put on his tool belt with everything he would need to take down the old and install the new light fixture. He got on the mattress... started to undo the screws of the base... then realized he hadn't turned off the power!

So tied together, the three guys slid down the mattress covered stairway and headed to the basement electrical panel. I don't know if any of our housemates were here to witness. I refused to watch after hearing the plan. I went out to get groceries. 

Okay - power off. 

Lance and the boys climbed the mattress mountain tied together to get back into position. Lance mounted the box spring and felt steady to accomplish the rest of the task. 

I grew up with a Dad who was an electronics technician and really great at practical fix it jobs. So Lance's approach to house jobs often makes me laugh nervously until its finished. 

But, he always comes through! He gets it done - just a little unconventionally! It's amazing the jobs he has tackled and learned since we got married! Since Youtube tutorials came along, he is becoming quite the pro! He has proved that good learners can teach themselves all kinds of things!

Love you, Lance!!

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My Story - Turning Health Challenges Around

I was twenty-two years old and felt like 90. 

Every day I would get out of bed not knowing if I could make it to my 4th year classes. 
Some days I would shower and by the time I finished I felt dizzy, sleepy, and my muscles felt like lead. Sometimes I would be so weak that I had to crawl on all fours back to my bedroom to lay down again. I would get 12-14 hours of restless sleep that would leave me feeling like a truck hit me. I ached all over and my head felt like it would burst with the pounding pain. I was really sick - for months... and then years.    

My adult life was just beginning and I'd been handed a life sentence of chronic illness.   

I got married that fall to Lance Wright, my very supportive and understanding husband. He and I talked about taking a year off - no schedule - to allow my body to recover. I was on a downward spiral and had no answers about how to turn it around. My world shrunk - fast.  

But as my outward world shrunk, I was determined to grow my inner world through reading, prayer, and writing. I knew the diagnosis I'd been given wasn't the end of my story. I trusted that I'd find the steps needed to heal.   

One day as I was asking God to heal me, I got a picture in my mind of a drooping flower bound tightly by weeds. A flash of understanding came with it. I felt as if God was saying, "Healing will be a slow process. Trust me and I will lead you to part of the weed to loosen its hold and remove its influence." This became the perfect symbol for my wellness journey - bit by bit finding healing steps and feeling life and strength return.  

Part of my wellness picture was uncovering trauma that had taught my mind and body that I wasn't safe. So the safety of my relationship with Lance was the starting point for the hard work of healing. When I would get discouraged about how little I could accomplish each day, Lance would remind me that my full-time job in this season was to heal. After a digging deep process, digestive cleansing, and dietary changes over eight years, I started to gain ground. 

I am 52 this year and feel better than I did in my twenties. Lance and I have raised three young men together and I spent 17 years as a homeschool Mom. I have become passionate about helping people discern steps to get unstuck to move toward health. It feels redemptive to use the years of research and experimenting to shorten the road for others looking for a path forward. Enjoy perusing my blog or follow @pegwright | Linktree for a way to connect. I'd love to pull up a chair at our table and share with you the small steps that are opening doors of possibility for life-giving change.  Let's Thrive - together! 

For a full version of my exploration and self-discovery, read my book 'Opening to Grace' found on Amazon or fromWestbow Press.