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The Colorado Crush got crushed but it was still fun to hang out with
Aaron and Jenae at the game. We went green and rode the lightrail. I
enjoyed that and I think well do it again next time we head downtown.
Thanks for the tip, Stevan Sheets…
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“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”
-Proverbs 22:6
Had to share some of Raya’s most recent funnies.
Last Monday, she had dragged a couple kitchen chairs into the living room. When I asked her to put them back, she said, “Mommy, I’m tired of you telling me what to do.”
The next day she was “helping” me wash dishes. She got water on her shirt and immediately wanted me to help her take her shirt off. I said, “Raya, I don’t have any hands free.” She must not have heard the “free,” because she indignantly replied, “You have hands! I see them!”
Yesterday, driving to the grocery store, we were listening to a children’s Sunday School songs cd. We sang along to “Jesus Loves Me,” and right after the song ended with “…the Bible tells me so,” Raya said, “Hey! Bibles can’t talk!”
Lately when she sneaks out of bed and down the stairs and then sees us coming toward her to put her back to bed, she starts shouting, “Be nice! Be nice!”
The laughs never end, folks!
Last week I got a call from our tax guy. Explanation aside, he told me that we owe Uncle Sam $(insert painfully large amount.) To give you a rough idea, on a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being “Well, I guess we’re staying in this weekend,” and 10 being, “I hope this bridge is high enough,” it was about a 7. I waited until I hung up to burst into tears.
We spent the next few days calming down and figuring out ways to work this out. Then our fridge revolted and the freezer turned our ice cream into soup. The bill to fix that was about a 3.5 on the scale. In the immortal words of Miracle Max (of Princess Bride fame), “Why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?”
But then we learned that our dear friend, Martha Marie Smith, was in the hospital and has 2 brain aneurysms. She may have to have brain surgery. She and Eddie have 2 small children at home. And suddenly our problems seemed really insignificant. They’re completely trusting God to heal her and make her well.
It’s only money. God will provide for us, just as He always has. In the meantime, I hope you’ll join us in praying for Eddie and Martha Marie.
