The last time I posted a bullety, random post I accidentally deleted it. Here’s to not accidentally clicking the wrong button anymore.
- I say cautiously that I think we may have kicked the bed bugs out for good. It’s been 3 days since we’ve seen one. Our friends who lent the personal steamer said we can keep it for a while, just in case. Thanks!
- My 14-year-old nephew has arrived from Phoenix at the Indy airport and is awaiting my husband and two older daughters who are picking him up. He’s here to visit for a week an we’re so excited! He’s one of the neatest kids I’ve ever met. Ever.
- One of the bonuses of the bed bug “experience” is a super-clean (at least for now) townhouse. Ahhhh. Rugs are clean, base boards are clean, all the blankets and linens and clothes are clean. Now if we could only keep this up. Yeah, right!
- I’m reading I Samuel right now and was curious when I read that once Saul had disappointed God, God sent a tormenting spirit to give Saul a hard time. I didn’t know God would do things like that. I asked John what he thought and he said maybe God was punishing him. Hmmm… Told you God was a mystery!
- I was all concerned about my youngest the other day but God has really been answering prayers and showing in clearly visible ways that He’s able to break through and speak to her, guide her, and love her – even without my advice or help. It sure does this mom’s heart good. Thank you, God!
- I’ve been really busy and working hard since…well…it seems like forever… especially last week and over the weekend. As a result I’m realllly tired. I feel good but just tired. I keep hoping one day I’ll get a day all to myself, no kids at home, no husband, just me, the quiet animals, and Jesus. Now THAT would be something.
- I so need to get back into an exercise routine. It’s amazing how quickly the body shape changes and muscle turns to flab when you just sit around. Crazy! It would probably help if I stop eating ice cream.
- John just preached about trusting and obeying God under pressure and today I felt a lot of pressure. I am trying to trust and obey! I think God decided I needed object lessons to go along with that message so I’d be sure to understand and internalize the idea.
- We’re still waiting for someone to rent or lease to own our house in Missouri. It is taking forever! That’s another thing we keep waiting and waiting on, trying to fully trust and know God will do something sometime. I wish we could go see it for ourselves and make sure it’s okay. It’s hard being 5 hours away – it costs more for us to make a trip over than ask someone to clean the yard for us, etc.
- I tried something new at McAlister’s today for lunch – a harvati sweet chipotle chicken panini. Try saying that ten times fast! It was delicious! I love it when trying something new has good results. I’m such a creature of habit, ordering things I KNOW taste good. I felt adventurous and daring today evidently.
- My doggy has a tumor the size of a small loaf of bread on her side! The vet said it wasn’t cancerous (at least it wasn’t at Christmas time) and we can’t afford to get it removed so she looks rather lumpy and lopsided, poor thing. It doesn’t seem to bother her. She’s so sweet. I love her. What a great companion.
- The new Christy Nockels CD is so good! You should give a listen sometime. I especially love the song “By Our Love.”
- Once Curtis gets here and I give hugs, I’m going to bed! I’m pooped!
Time away with my sister and her family, in sunny Arizona, was like the wonderful rush of “ahhhh” after a strenuous workout, when the endorphins kick in.
There was much conversation and diet coke (of course!), much laughter, watching movies, sitting in the sun, walking through beautifully manicured, landscaped southwestern neighborhoods with cactus and brilliant fuchsia bougainvillea vines growing everywhere, shopping at 
Ikea for the first time, tutoring my sis on facebook, driving around town in the little pick-up truck with my nephew Curtis, playing with their two sweet doggies, singing at the piano and visiting with my older nephew TJ, playing guitar hero, holding the snake, Vinnie (!) and just plain ol’ heart-warming love.
I sat down at the piano to play a little the afternoon he was home with us and he came into the room. He started singing a praise song I was playing, so I sang, too. 
Along the Narrow Path 