November Begins

Well, this week has certainly been interesting. Uh... that's both positive and negative.

On the negative side are only the practical details of our lives and the responsibilities there. Yeah, there's a whole lot going on, and so what if it's overwhelming. Yep, it's true.

But on the positive side: we're getting to watch God's hand at work; we're privileged to rely on His strength. We have the honor of saying with the Apostle: "When I am weak, then I am strong!"

Do you know, the Bible is actually true! That is so wonderful!

So the situation is still odd: Sue's mom is at home with in-home caregivers and we need to figure out a way to pay for that. (Do you know anyone who wants to buy a 1973 Cutlass Supreme with low miles?). The more urgent issue is that her in-home care – which she desperately needs – has eliminated any solitude she had, and she had gotten very used to solitude.

We’re still trying to figure things out regarding Charlie’s estate in California. We can’t get the car shipped up her for technical reasons, so we have to fly down there, but now the storage unit people are getting weird. Please pray for a smooth path there. We really want to meet his friends and finish the details of his life and death.

The tree is almost gone from our yard. We’re hoping to finish it off this weekend between the rain showers. The insurance company is being nice so far, but then they haven’t written a check yet either. We’re looking forward to a peaceful and equitable resolution; if they pay for our time as they said they would, it may cover the trip to California.

Sue & I are withdrawing from just about everything we’ve been doing; we’re being husband/wife, we’re being parents, we’re worshipping regularly, and we’re maintaining a few friendships, and everything else has pretty much gone by the wayside. It’s so odd not being responsible for this and that in the worship services we attend. Our marriage relationship, for example, is growing in new ways, and our relationship with our teenagers is actually pretty good! They’re wonderful people, you know!

Thanks so much for your prayers! You’re keeping us alive, and on task.