Big Weekend Coming

Big weekend ahead! All the Holthe's, some Melby's, and one Culver (with extras) are coming for Megan's baby shower on Saturday. Greg will be home recovering, Trever working, and Jon and Jon will go visit Ron in the hospital. But we girls and children will be partying! Short but sweet...will be quiet again on Sunday.

Good Weekend

We had a fun weekend. We kept Tre and Tru overnight Friday night and spent some time with Tabbi here on Saturday then went to Brandon's graduation party Saturday night. Today we went to church and I cleaned house and did laundry while Jon finished a wiring job. Then we went to Elizabeth's then Rob's graduation parties. It's been very warm and VERY windy all weekend, but the wind has died down a little bit tonight.

Tomorrow we start another work week and will get a second bid from the first contractor and, hopefully, one from the second in a day or two. The BIG news for tomorrow is season finales of both "Chuck" and "24"! I can't wait. Both are two hours at the same time, so we will be doing some taping and staying up late! The plan is to tape "Chuck" so don't give away anything before we can watch it!

We're trying to make some plans to get to North Dakota...stuff is in the works...we shall see. :)

Hope you all have a wonderful week, and God bless you all!

Weekend

Jon is on call this week, but has been call-free all weekend. We had no big plans, and that worked out well. Saturday I did some cleaning, baked cookies, did a little laundry. Today Tabbi and the boys came over for church and groceries, and I finished cleaning this afternoon. Jon spent a couple of hours working on the cradle today, too. I'm shot and need to get ready for bed...just don't feel right tonight. Hopefully will sleep better that last night....'Night all!!!!

Weekend Plans

Hi there...just checking in. Jon worked at the farm till 10:30 tonight so he got home the same time Greg and Megan got here from Des Moines. She has to drive back to work in the morning and then come back and Tabbi and crew will be over on Sunday for Thanksgiving. So tomorrow I probably won't be posting because I'll be cooking and getting ready. I may even put Greg to work. What are your weekend plans?

Thought for the day

Why am I not sleeping yet?

Keep Praying

I think we have a pretty quiet weekend ahead. We went out to eat at Victoria Station tonight and came back home so Jon could do some GPS work. I'm planning on spending a little time on the treadmill when I'm done here. Tomorrow by afternoon he'll probably be helping with combining again. All week I've been wanting to bake...with some input from Jon I've settled on baking oatmeal fudge bars tomorrow. I don't think I even remember the last time I made those. Baking is one of the things I miss about everyone leaving home and me working full time. I can still do it, but it's pretty risky when there aren't others around to help eat it. I'll have to figure out a sharing plan.

I love fall, but these last few damp days have been more challenging. It makes my joints hurt more, so I'm looking forward to some sunny days again. The weekend is supposed to be better---don't mean to complain, but I won't mind feeling it less in my joints.

Kelli is really sick with respiratory crud--pray for her please. Keep praying for Greg and Megan's house to sell, too, please. They are spending the weekend in Winfield, so I'm sure they'll be well fed and cared for. I would like to work on a computer project this weekend, too...we'll see if that happens.

Thought for the day

I'm always surprised how little it takes to distract me from prayer. I've believed for a long time now that if God has a "calling" for me, it is prayer. I believe He calls me to prayer for my own blessing as well as for intercession. There are so many needs to pray for, yet I'm constantly pulled from that quiet focus into the busy and transitory things of the day. Still my truest longing is for that fellowship and sense of destiny that are a part of real prayer. I'll have to keep trusting Him to bring me into the fullness of all that He has put in my heart because He's the one who has to do it. Like every other part of our walk it is His work, not mine.

Sunday

Jon was called out again last night from 10:00 till about 12:45 a.m. We went to church; Megan left around 8:30; Tabbi and boys came before noon till about 5:00. The boys spent most of the time outside riding their bikes as you can see. Talked to Kelli and both Bria and Emmy earlier. About 5:30 Jon got called out again, soo.....we'll see what the rest of the evening brings. What beautiful weather we've had this whole week. There's supposed to be rain coming this week, but that's okay, too.

I hope all of you have had a great weekend with a great week ahead. Me, I'm going to try to remember to not work from my own strength but to rest in Christ and let Him do what He wants when He wants to do it.

Thought for the day

I hope that the life and love of Christ Himself will be seen through me and that I will know His fellowship also in the "sufferings". Whatever I see in my life as "suffering" (which is generally something pretty lame), let me realize that as a point of fellowship with Him in the sufferings He endured.