This week has been one of the most difficult I've faced in a long time. I'm not immune to hardship, but some things have been tougher than usual. Pride's had to go, along with a few choice other traits that I needed to give up on. But it's all for the best. Seems the Lord is weeding out some stuff that I've needed be done with, and has forced me to rely on Him more and more. I think that's the way it's supposed to be, yes?
In other news, oldest daughter was planning on a trip to SW Missouri to visit friends next weekend. We were to take her 1/2 way into Arkansas and the friends would pick her up and take her the rest of the way. With the Mississippi River royally spilling its banks, she'll likely have to cancel the trip. Over twenty miles of I-40 is closed in the westbound lanes because of a smaller river that's overflowing. Truckers and other folks are having to make a detour of about 120 miles to get around it, and that's highway driving, and not expressway as an alternate route. Time consuming. And the Mississippi hasn't even crested yet. There's more flooding to come. Anyway. She's very philosophical about it, though. Said she'd just as well stay home and chill before starting her new job in June. Obviously she adjusts well.
Taking deep breaths and tending to kids with colds again. Seems we just did this. The windows are up, it's a sunny day and we're just taking it easy. The bills are getting paid in a manner that's not my first choice, but can't complain too awfully much. Dinner is soup made up from this and that from the freezer and it's pretty darn good if I do say so myself. About to whip up a batch of batter bread, which will go down well with the soup.
A restful weekend. Absotively. :)
