Happy Monday...

Ok so yesterday in Sunday School, Jenny was there. So before Sunday School started Jimmie asked Jenny how she liked her new house. Well apparently he misunderstood her a few weeks ago because she has only been approved for funding for housing, she hasn’t actually found an apartment yet but she is hoping to be in one soon. So I would ask that you all pray for God’s will in how all that comes together.

Sometimes when Jenny shares things in Sunday School it’s almost like her mind is quite normal but she just has a hard time getting it out. Does that make sense? I mean, she’s obviously challenged but I just wonder if it’s more of a connection problem. I guess as I get to know her better, I’ll find more out. But anyway, our Sunday School lesson was about prayer – the answered and “unanswered” variety (I put unanswered in quotations, because I feel like unanswered really means “no” and that is actually an answer too – albeit extremely hard to swallow!). So different people were sharing their prayer struggles and Jenny shared how she has been praying to get into her own apartment and also that someone would be able to teach her how to drive. And so then someone brought up that since she was planning on moving to a more populated area, there may be a taxi service, and there is but then Jenny was in tears and she said – I just want to be out on my own so I don’t have to depend on mom and dad or anyone.

Man, I don’t mind telling you that that got to me. Right into my heart. Bless her heart. Jane was there too so hopefully she feels a little more compassion – there actually weren’t a lot of dry eyes….but anyway, I was telling Jimmie on the way home how much that got to me and how much it really made me realize how much I take for granted. All Jenny wants is to be independent and because of her handicap, that is a very big challenge – and something that we so take for granted – basic independence. I just really feel for her.

Now that being said, I’m not sure she should drive, but I’ll leave that decision to the people that hand out licenses. Jimmie has an aunt, Aunt Olive, who has cerebral palsy and she drives. Well actually, I’m not sure that she drives now because she is getting up in years and her condition is worsening but she has driven. Jimmie said she’s totaled several cars though. Now Jenny is not nearly as handicapped as Olive, so there is a possibility that she could get her license.

But like I said, if ya’ll would just be praying that God’s will be done and that Jenny has peace with whatever that may be.

So SS and church were great yesterday. Our Preacher P had knee replacement surgery three weeks ago so for the last few Sundays we’ve had substitutes. Preacher P was at church yesterday though! It was great to see him! He is healing well! PTL! Anyway, so the guy that preached yesterday used to be pastor at this church way before our time and let me tell you if he had been preacher the first time we visited this church, this church probably wouldn’t be our home church! He seemed nice enough, but he as just kind of dull. His message was really good though – if it had been delivered differently it would have been one of those POWER sermons. But listening skills are great things to brush up on too right. It’s not always about the delivery but the message that’s important and his message was right on.

Anyway, so we had a lot of rain this weekend. I walked out to the garden yesterday afternoon and all of sudden we have monster plants! It is amazing how quick everything got so big! It’s too wet to work in, but it needs some weeding. Hopefully later on this week I’ll have a chance to do that. But we’re going to be eating fresh squash very soon – maybe tonight even! YUM!

I’m reading a novel called The Historian. Walmart had a book sale and I’m not nearly as hooked on buying books as Josie but it is hard for me to pass up a good book sale! I’ve taken to picking up a book or two when I go to the flea market too…my “to be read” pile is growing! Lol

But basically I curled up with a book yesterday after my Sunday nap time. It was a lazy Sunday. Last night Jimmie wanted to play Jeopardy on the playstation. 2 people can play but he wanted to just tell me the answers, so we were one player basically. So we kicked butt and it came down to the final Jeopardy question. The category was New Mexico cities. So before the question even came up, he says Albuquerque. The question came up, we read it, he says Albuquerque – only the answer was obviously not Albuquerque. But he keeps saying type Albuquerque – do it do it and I’m like, would you look at the question and think about it a little bit more – meanwhile time is running out so I start typing Albuquerque. Usually what happens is, after you type about 3 letters of your answer, the answer pops up and it wasn’t popping up….there’s like 2 seconds left and Jimmie says oh no it’s Santa Fe! There is no time at all to spell it so we got nothing. We were still going to win mind you because we were so far ahead of the two computer players. And that’s just the point, we were playing the computer so big whoop right. Well, I got mad that he was so stuck on the wrong answer that before they even revealed our answers, I threw the controller across the room to where Jimmie was sitting and told him that the next round I was gonna tell him the answers and how to spell them. I don’t think I meant to hit him, but the controller hit his arm and landed on the floor. So he reached over and turned the game off and stomped out of the room.

I apologized to him later but I could tell he was still salty at me. So the rest of the evening I told him he couldn’t go to bed until he forgave me. He got in bed to watch tv so I took my book in there to read and make sure he didn’t go to sleep before he made nice with me! He finally came around….but it was silly that we both got so excited over a silly game. I really didn’t throw the controller at him with malice but in hindsight, that was not a nice thing to do and I would have been mad if he’d thrown it at me…such a silly argument!

Well hope you all have a great week! Love and prayers….