They are Reporting In

I heard the door late yesterday afternoon and came out

to greet Warren from his day of work.

Warren was nowhere to be found.

So, I thought that it must have been my imagination.

I started making dinner.

Next thing I know Mikey is bounding up the 

stairs from the family room.

He grinned sheepishly and said, 

"I came home."

Turns out there were a few things he 

forgot and until classes start he is only 

busy there during the day.  So...he came 

home for dinner.

Now, that makes a Momma's heart happy.

He also offered me a hug before he left.

Mikey has always been shy with his hugs.

Then later in the evening there was word

from our Moms in Peru.  They are in the mountains.

In Cusco.  Yesterday they worked with forty 

children, some of whom had walked for five hours

to be there.  Sounds like the perfect thing for my

Mom.  She said Georgia is doing well too.

Apparently they are working through the altitude 

headache and it is easing.

Jonathan, who is house and pet sitting, keeps showing

up here.  I love it.  He shows up for various reasons but

most importantly for human company.  I have been informed

that I will now have to become knowledgeable on the things

that he and Mikey used to talk about.  Airsoft, mostly.

Hmmmm.....maybe with the properly placed head nods I can

get away with not really understanding a word that he is saying...
just kidding.

Chelsea and I did childcare yesterday for MOPS.  

It was good to see our little ones.  

Chelsea got to be in the baby room with me

again.  She really likes it there

and the babies love her.  

The Bible study with 

the ladies in transition went pretty well on 

Monday night.  

It was good to have my friend, Sue,

come along.  She is a great encourager.

I was nervous because having been there with

Mom and Georgia I know

that it is very unpredictable.  The ladies

might fidget with their phones

the whole time or walk in late, etc.

You never know from time to time 

what ladies are in the program.

It is a constantly revolving door. 

The only reason they come is that

it is a requirement.  

Monday night I met a new lady who

had just come into the program

that day.  She had gone straight from 

prison to the hospital where she

had a baby boy and then two days later 

he was in foster care and she

and I were together.  

The pain, both mental and physical were so strong. 

I cannot even imagine.  

She is praying that this program is the answer to 

her getting him back.  

This young woman has 

already lost another son

to her bad decisions. 

Praying that M might really turn her

life around this time.

The study in Proverbs could not have been more perfect.

She is setting goals but we talked about how she cannot do it

in her own strength.  

She needs to commit these goals to the Lord

and seek His help.  

Overwhelming....that is the situation for these ladies.

There are three ladies in the program currently.

They all live in the same house.

So it was quite poignant when

a while later we got into a section 

of the Proverb on gossip.

Wow!  Now that lit them up like lightbulbs.

But, it is so true that women 

really have these tendencies.

We do gossip and we do hurt 

each other from time to time.

That is surely a worthy goal to work on for each of us.

Keeping our tongues in check.

Using gracious words....

Well, that is bits and pieces of the goings on

around here.

I am still coughing like crazy but I do think

it is a bit better each day.

Chelsea and I do the doctor rounds today.

It isn't too bad.

Neither of us like it, though.

We will be very relieved  when she hits 

the goal and appointments are scaled back.

She is making progress but this flu didn't 

help.  I am afraid that there was likely a

bit of weight loss.

We will hear about it!

I hope you have a wonderful day

and that the words you speak and 

hear today are gracious words.