18 Brand New Office My mouth was dry and the skin of my face felt grimy. I was thirsty and exhausted as I looked around the spare room downstairs but was pretty happy with what we had accomplished so far. It was late Sunday morning and the sky had decided to clear to let the sun shine through. I could see the dust motes in the air as I decided that the curtains were going to have to come down and get thrown into the washer; since I didn’t have time to get new ones, these would have to do. I was missing church today and felt unsettled about it. I always felt good after service and got a lot out of the music and the sermon, today it was missing. I pulled the spare chair against the window and climbed up so I could reach the old-fashioned curtain rod and pull down the cream-colored curta

