Hertzler’s Outpost

Front Door Progress

I see it’s been a while since I wrote anything. That means there has been a lot of things on my mind and no time to process them here.

The front door is getting processed, though, one Saturday at a time. Yesterday I finished all the outside paint, but it took all day. The only reason I had to paint again was because I messed up earlier. I thought all caulk was paintable, but I learned in a most difficult way that the silicone caulk I used isn’t. So I spent two hours removing what was otherwise a beautiful caulk job. I hate caulking, and I normally do a really bad job of it. So it’s only fitting that my best caulk job ever was just a mistake. Anyway, I got the door frame painted finally.

The bottom of the door is still missing a section of wood, and I don’t know how I’ll keep future rain from drawing up under the door again. I bought an aluminum drip guard, but it won’t fit under the door with my new threshold. One more puzzle to solve.

I leave next Saturday for a “ministry partner development” trip, so it will be a few more weeks before I can finish this project.