For my husband:
Psalm 56:3,4
When I am afraid,
I will trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise,
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me?
3.23.2006
To the rescue ...
Well, the week has proven to be a challenge, but we are making it. John working late, buried in laundry and a little behind in school for the week, but we should make up for it today! Paw Paw and Jen Jen have been in Bossier City for some R & R, and they have decided to come on over here for a few days! What a blessing! I may actually get caught up on laundry after all! (Since Grant can only find clean shorts to wear in 30 degree weather, thankfully we are planning on staying home today - and his pants are drying now!) God is good!
3.22.2006
More sickness!
Well ... we thought we were getting over the cold/allergy stuff, but it is still lingering a little! Then on Monday night, things took a dramatic turn ... I was just drifting off when Jack got sick (yucky sick)! He was running a high fever and couldn't rest! I was trying to pinpoint what was wrong, but couldn't. Finally he complained of his neck hurting. I thought it was his throat, but we finally traced it to his right ear. I went and dug out some numbing drops and that helped after a while. When we finally got to sleep for a length of time, we were doing better. When he awakened Tuesday morning, his fever was still close to 102! My kids never run fever like that (unless something major is going on), especially in the morning! So, I start trying to plan to get him to the doctor! With John's help to feed the older kids. I got Jack bathed and we were dressed to go! We were at the doc around 9AM! My suspicions were correct ... his right ear is VERY infected. We got medicine and lunch and headed home! Jack slept for three hours in the playroom on the futon! He still wasn't great, but as the day went on, he was much improved! Now I am catching up on laundry ... lots of towels and sheets! :) I am so thankful I am not dealing with a virus!
Thankfully - we are recovering well!
Thankfully - we are recovering well!
3.20.2006
Mystery turns into adventure ... but, everything is going to work out fine!
Well ... most of you know the adventure already ... but I am using my blog as a journal of sorts for me ... so I have to finish my story!
On Friday, half of our company had arrived and we were still waiting on the man to come install our new hot water heater! So, we were preparing supper with no hot water! Not too bad, but we couldn't wash dishes very well! Right after this young man (from a different country - we couldn't understand him very well) arrived , the rest of our family arrived and we were ready to eat! The plumber proceeded to tell John that this wasn't going to be a simple install. There were a few things that needed to be done to bring this hot water heater install "up to Allen code." John knew the closet needed to be vented more, so he took care of that, but the other items were a bit more involved! There had to be some type of drain installed in case the hot water heater broke again, so it wouldn't flood the house. The problem was that our hot water heater closet is not on an exterior wall. So, he was going to install a more expensive alarm that would let you know if there was a leak, but the closest part was in Irving! No way on a Friday night, and it was already around 7:30 PM! The plumber finally came back with a cheaper solution ... install a pipe from the drip pan at the hot water heater, around the laundry room wall, through a hole (that he had to drill) behind my dryer. The work began as we were putting our kids down (later than usual). John and his brother went to the store to get some supplies while the plumber started working on removing the old heater! The water wouldn't turn off at the heater, so he had to turn the water off to the house! Now, it is really getting fun! At 10:30 I head to bed with Michael. The drilling was still going on and LOUD, so I laid in bed with him and I dozed off. Around 11:30 I awakened and put Michael in his bed, and went and told John and David good night! John didn't get to bed until after the plumber left at 2 AM! Talk about a job!
Well, through this evening we kept saying ... it is ok ... it is only money ... God is in control! Do we believe that "everything is going to work out fine," is what our pastor continued to ask in his sermon on Sunday. I can say that through our frustrating circumstances on Friday, we had no doubt that "everything was going to work out fine!" How wonderful to have peace in the midst of a situation that could cause such chaos ... because God is in control of EVERY aspect of our lives!
All Things Work Together for Good
Hal Brunson, Ph.D.
Isaiah 46; Ephesians 1; Romans 8
To listen to this sermon please click on the link below: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=3190613827
On Friday, half of our company had arrived and we were still waiting on the man to come install our new hot water heater! So, we were preparing supper with no hot water! Not too bad, but we couldn't wash dishes very well! Right after this young man (from a different country - we couldn't understand him very well) arrived , the rest of our family arrived and we were ready to eat! The plumber proceeded to tell John that this wasn't going to be a simple install. There were a few things that needed to be done to bring this hot water heater install "up to Allen code." John knew the closet needed to be vented more, so he took care of that, but the other items were a bit more involved! There had to be some type of drain installed in case the hot water heater broke again, so it wouldn't flood the house. The problem was that our hot water heater closet is not on an exterior wall. So, he was going to install a more expensive alarm that would let you know if there was a leak, but the closest part was in Irving! No way on a Friday night, and it was already around 7:30 PM! The plumber finally came back with a cheaper solution ... install a pipe from the drip pan at the hot water heater, around the laundry room wall, through a hole (that he had to drill) behind my dryer. The work began as we were putting our kids down (later than usual). John and his brother went to the store to get some supplies while the plumber started working on removing the old heater! The water wouldn't turn off at the heater, so he had to turn the water off to the house! Now, it is really getting fun! At 10:30 I head to bed with Michael. The drilling was still going on and LOUD, so I laid in bed with him and I dozed off. Around 11:30 I awakened and put Michael in his bed, and went and told John and David good night! John didn't get to bed until after the plumber left at 2 AM! Talk about a job!
Well, through this evening we kept saying ... it is ok ... it is only money ... God is in control! Do we believe that "everything is going to work out fine," is what our pastor continued to ask in his sermon on Sunday. I can say that through our frustrating circumstances on Friday, we had no doubt that "everything was going to work out fine!" How wonderful to have peace in the midst of a situation that could cause such chaos ... because God is in control of EVERY aspect of our lives!
All Things Work Together for Good
Hal Brunson, Ph.D.
Isaiah 46; Ephesians 1; Romans 8
To listen to this sermon please click on the link below: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=3190613827
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