Whew! I am happy to report that we made it through the ooooh so diabolical vacation with minimal damage and virtually no scarring! Yes, there were a few bumps along the way and I was brought to my knees at the thought of what a spoiled rotten brat I can be. The paper towel folly was at the rear end of the vacation and the worst of it--but...all in all it was pretty darn good in my book!It is amazing all the opportunities that God gives us to teach us lessons and train us to be all that He created us to be. I am so very thankful that He loves me enough to allow obstacles and difficult seasons in order to make me a better version of me!Sadly, the poor man got sick Friday and was sick for the last weekend of his vacation. He was just miserable. He did manage to do the few things we had planned, however, most of his waking hours were spent sleeping. I think it was God's grace that let Him get sick...LOL! Another couple days of him 24/7 may have brought on another Dark Phoenix type storm...His Word provided me with strength on the journey: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound]. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted; But those who wait … [Read more...]