A peaceful July weekend

The rain is not yet falling. We had a little sprinkle, and we hope to get more! The ground is so dry and reminds me of myself. Slowly, it feels like my soul is getting some hydration - still slowly. I understand more of what it means to wait. I need to work on the "be still" part. But I feel that bubble welling up - the one that reminds me no matter how tough or grueling some things are that the joy of the Lord (which IS my strength) is still there - no matter what!

Peter and Will just got back from a few days with Pop and Sarah. I am sure Pop and Sarah will sleep good tonight. In just a few days, they rode the Virginia Creeper Trail, went to a water slide, shopped at the mall (I wish I could have been there to see that - Peter got a trendy shirt and Will a hatchet!), mowed, and helped Pop with some other chores - for which he paid them. We are so glad to have them back.

Andrew wishes he could have gone, but he had THREE doctor appointments this week. Two were in town, and one in Charlotte. I-77 is no fun when you are trying to keep on schedule. We cannot help that Sam has to eat and/or stop every so often. We were not running way ahead like we usually do for an appointment. But God got us there on time. The Subaru that had followed me too closely on 77 finally popped a huge Cadillac SUV in the back, and we maneuvered around that and kept going. We were only going 5-10 mph at the time, so no one was hurt. But I felt sorry for the people behind them because that would be one more delay. We ate at the mall food court and stopped at the bookstores and headed home. It was not the most fun day -spending most of the day in the car - but it was fun to be together!

This week is VBS, so we will probably have to skip our swim day. I am sorry for that since it rained last week. Pete gets his stitches out this week, and his arm has been fine. Cindy gave me tickets to Tweetsie that she won, so we will try to go there next week. The older boys have outgrown it, but they will love some of the rides still and watching Sam. We appreciate the gift. It's way too expensive to go with four children. Tweetsie holds great memories for me - my grandfather moved over to ride the train with me when I was very little when the Indians ran through. He also bought me a stuffed "Mildred" bear. And I worked there the summer before I was married. Pete and the guys I worked with stayed and talked to me when I was STUCK on the chair lift for a couple of hours. So...many great memories!

The thunder is back. Hopefully it will bring the rain with it! Better go and check Sam's bsl. He was so high yesterday - all day. He started out better today but has not done well. I got one new insulin bottle out and will change the cartridge in the other. This gets tiresome -when we are so off and cannot seem to figure it out. But he seems to feel good and is watching Little Bear and resting right now.