Hope you’re all doing well … we had some major weather here last night … tornadoes, hail, lots of rain, winds in excess of 70 mph … and it dropped from a balmy 56* to the current temperature of 14* here in the wee morning hours!!  It’s still very windy … about 50mph now … snow is headed our way overnight, along with windchills in the single digits for Wednesday!  So … how’s the weather in your neck of the woods?!

Well, things haven’t changed much regarding our move … we are basically still in the ‘waiting’ mode, but my DH has pretty much been hearing that it would not be good right now, unless God really shows us otherwise with a miracle … like the owner reducing the rent!!  He said it would just be a struggle with the added expenses, and he felt the Lord was telling him to get things in our home here purged and organized … which also includes his garage and van … oh, and I don’t even want to go there!!  We both are guilty of letting things go around here … we have had a lot of life changes this past year, and we are now reaping the harvest of what we’ve sown in our lack of keeping things up!  I pray that God helps us get our home back on track, whatever the final decision will be!  We are going to talk to the owner of the house … share our situation with him … then wait and see what God might have!  So you see, we are still in the waiting stage of all this!  I would so appreciate it if you would keep us in your prayers, and I’ll say no more about it now … I know how redundant this can sound to you, so for now, we’ll wait for a final conclusion to this ‘story’, and then I’ll let you know!  No matter where it is God leads us … better is one day in His courts than thousands elsewhere!!

Now, ‘moving’ on, ha ha!!  Work has been a bit slim this winter, but thankfully, a dear friend has needed my husband’s help, so he’s been able to work the past 2 and 1/2 weeks.  This time last year, no work was coming in at all!  Not everyone wants flooring this time of year!  We are thankful for all that God is providing right now! 

This past Sunday was a blessing to us … it was ‘Pitch-in’ Sunday, and we had a meal after the service.  I chose to fix chili soup, herbed cornbread, and fudge brownies.  We got everything in the car that morning, and I was a bit concerned about the chili soup spilling … we got to church without a drop lost … but, it had been an icy morning, and when I got out of the car, Lewis grabbed the soup, and I grabbed the 2 pans with the cornbread and brownies.  Well, I had to reach back into the car for the Bibles, so, silly ol’ me … I sat the pans on the ‘icy’ trunk of the car, turned back to get the Bibles, and, well, you can guess what happened next!  Slip-sliden’ away!!  Yep, the birds were having a pitch-in too, that day … only they didn’t have to prepare a thing!!  The service was wonderful, and afterwards, we all ate some great food, minus the cornbread & brownies.  Games were played, and we were both encouraged talking to every one till about 4:00pm.  We finally left, and when we got to the car, there was no trace of those brownies, or that cornbread … not even a crumb!  {Isn’t it wonderful how God truly provides for the birds of the air? :o) Matt. 6:26 ~ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?}  That same night we went to another church, where 4 other churches were gathered, ours included, for a ‘Praise and Worship’ service!  It was awesome!  They get together like this every so often.  It’s really neat to see these churches come together in one accord!  These services have gone until midnight before, but we didn’t stay that long … Lewis has had a cold, and he needed to get a good night’s sleep before work on Monday!  All in all, we had a great weekend. 

Now it’s mid-week, and it’s been pretty uneventful … all except for the storms last night!  Can’t wait to see the snow they are predicting for overnight!  Well, I’ll be around to visit some more … I’m slowly getting caught up around here!  You all have a great day … and let’s take a few minutes to worship our Father on this Wednesday … to hide yourself in the presence of the LORD!!  

‘Better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere’!  
Hugs ~ Deborah <><