The Crud

If I was into the stock market, a definite good bet would be Mucinex, Ibuprofen and whatever company is responsible for Zithromyicin antibiotic.  We have had the Crud and it just won't go away.  Huimin and I have both been to the doctor and gotten Mucinex and a Z-pack.  (different doctors)  Kathleen and Andy have had it for weeks.  Next week Serena is going to the doctor.  A lot of chest congestion, fluid in the lungs, accompanied by ears or sinus infection.

Today the babies are back with Kat, so Timmy and Serena and I will be working outside tomorrow.  It is supposed to be a beautiful day and I am hoping maybe some of that fresh air will help clear everything up.  I forgot to call in and report the antelope that someone hit and left lying in the ditch up the road a bit, and on the other side, so hopefully it is not smelling by tomorrow! 

Everything this summer seems to be two steps forward and one backwards.  But, we have survived summer with all its challenges and now have to prepare for winter.  

The Lord has been good to us.  Life isn't perfect, but our needs are met and we have good work to keep us busy.  Whatever His plan for the future--I look forward to it unfolding.   So much is happening in the news and I think, "Oh, it has to be now", but I wait on the Lord, He is on the throne and He is in control.  All will be done on His time.

More rain!

Rain clouds are coming in again!  It has been so nice not to have to worry about the trees getting water.  We replanted four pine trees that died on us last year because we did not get them watered.   The first two weeks were hot and dry and we were not here to water them every day.  One did not make it, but that might have been more from the gopher killing off its roots.  Thank the Lord that He sent rain, He saved them! Well except for the one that turned brown.  Next year maybe we will try a more sturdy tree that can survive us!

Our lives have been so busy this summer, but hopefully it has all served to prepare us for the future.  I will miss all the grandchildren when they return to school!

Waiting for the End

Living He Loved Me:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu_fm0oedGU 

Beginning with the babies last Sunday, our household has, one after another, come down with the flu.  This is no 24-hour bug, but one that hangs on for days.  We are all still trying to recover.

As the fireworks lit up the sky, on the 4th, I laid in bed hugging my pillow, trying not to move, waiting for the sickness to pass.  When the end comes, won't God's judgments be the same.  As He has told us, so will it be, and we can do nothing other than hang on to our faith, and wait on the Lord.