I love puzzles.

They always teach me good life lessons.

Like this one, a Van Gogh Starry Night painting, that I got from my son for Christmas. (That I am still working on!!!)

I am learning all kinds of things with this one.

Like perseverance, diligence, self control. (I have to limit myself to a couple of pieces a day. That means I’ll be done with all 1000 pieces by the end of 2010.)  (Well – the self control isn’t working that well.  Occasionally I get 4 or 5 pieces in a day.)

But I am learning.  One thing I have learned is that there can easily be a piece or two out of place, and it can look like it works just fine.  I’m an artist – I could have painted it that way.  However, I am not Van Gogh, Van Gogh was thinking differently than me.  So many times, I find I have put two or more pieces in the wrong place.  In this puzzle, there are very few variations in shape, so many can “fit” in the wrong place.  You find out down the road that the rest of pieces aren’t going together that well.  Two pieces out of place can make a big difference.

It’s like life:  if there are a few pieces out of place, you don’t always find out until down the road a bit.  Like eating and exercise:  if you don’t have those pieces in the right place in your life, you may find yourself getting unhealthy and overweight.  Or like buying and charging things on credit cards:  you may find down the road that you really can’t afford to pay for all those things you purchased.    Scripture reading and prayer are two very important pieces in life – if you don’t have those in place, you will find your strength waning and your heart unfulfilled.  You may even find yourself in the WRONG place at the end of this life.

It’s true for construction too.  You want everything built on a solid foundation.  You want every piece to fit together properly – not only to fit tightly and look good now, but also to be done totally correctly so they the pieces look good together and last longer and hold up  beautifully over the long run.  That’s why hiring a really good and really experienced builder is so important.  For Acheson Builder experience is one of our great fortes. We specialize in  putting it all together in the right way, to provide the best looking and best possible outcome for your home.

Like pieces of a beautiful puzzle masterpiece.