Fearless Faith

After 52 years, the water well supplying the house we live in decided to retire, which is a polite way of saying the casing collapsed. There is never a right time to dwell on such happy events, so we looked instead to brighter elements of the situation that might ease our pain.

Unlike other moments when previous pumps were replaced (three that we know of since 1995), the weather was not a factor. No crazy wind, no rain, no ice or snow. An emergency well permit was issued in a timely manner and crews were available on short notice to drill a replacement bore. To a person, they were gracious and...