Dreams and Going Home

My Dream... I was with my mom and my aunt had sent me a present/card. I opened it and found dollar bills in it. These bills were special - like a two dollar bill, only bigger. Two of the specific ones I remember were 2001 dollar bills. I remember thinking they were like the year. There were a few other bills for various other amounts, some for a couple hundred... THe other one I remember very clearly was the one that was a 10,541 dollar bill... very nice... If all the bills were totalled, it would be close to what I have been praying for. All of the bills had a numeric code on the bottom of them, much like what you see on your checks. I looked closer at the $10, 541 and realized that the code had been cut off that one. It was for a great amount of money, and it was in my hand, but I could not use it. The only thing the bill was good for was displaying on the wall or making notes on it. I thought that at least I had the other bills, and they totalled up to a few thousand dollars, but were still not what I had been praying for.
When I woke up, I KNEW this was a dream that meant something, not just one of those brain processing dreams.... That morning, I had to run to Winn Dixie (Hurray! *please notice the sarcasm here*) and on my way home, I took a right out of the road and drove down Railroad instead of taking the left, going onto Jeff Davis and then onto 90 (along the beach) ... after several blocks, I turned down toward the beach, then after one block, turned right again... I ended up driving by the house that we were supposed to have... Hmm... Ended up praying about all of it, just praying that all the finances will be released, that whatever happened will be reversed, etc....
Ok, taking a breath. ;)
Going Home.... We received word yesterday that Johnny's aunt passed away Friday night. So... shortening the rest of the story for you... we are heading out this week - Wednesday, Thursday at the latest... Thanks for praying us home... I had been praying that we would be home by the beginning of July... that has been answered... I have to admit that I would like to see my sister's baby, but that is ok - I am ready to go home... :)

In the News Today...

Ok, so this has absolutely nothing to do with ANYTHING, but I found it amusing and thought I would share....

The cat and the bear.

SOS Teams and The Kids Learn to Mud

We have had two teams in this week. One from Missouri and one from Georgia.... AWESOME and ON FIRE kids. We have spent the most time with the team from GA, and they have been a blast. The last two days we have been mudding.... this involves sheetrock, tape and joint compound... a little something I learned this week. ;) John Tylor and Tanara have been getting their hands dirty as well. Check it out!


These kids have worked SO hard! Some of them have been pulled out of their comfort zones this week, many have grown and all of them have been an absolute blessing to us. It has been a great joy to work along side them, minister to and with them, and get to know these guys. If any of you are reading about yourselves, we want you to know we love all of you and are praying for all of you, by name! Keep in touch, guys. Godspeed.

Finally

So, in case any of you were impatiently waiting, here it is, Easter dinner....

















....Or what is left of it anyway.
















Very different from ham and potatoes at mom's. Good to try, enjoyed it, looking forward to ham at mom's. :)

Back Home

Ok, so, the North is FREEZING!!! Almost literally. I swear I can see my breath when I am outside and it is cold enough to snow!! BRR!!! I talked with my sister-in-law today and she said it is 90 down there! Grr. We will head back to summer shortly. But, despite the winterish conditions up here, it is very good to be back for a little bit. I'm just hoping I won't lose my tan in two weeks.

Chess

Tanara's chess lesson with Daddy. It was cute. He won. I don't understand it......

So, Lightning Bites

We had a dandy thunder storm last week. Lightning hitting very very close to you is interesting... Makes we want to make sure I am VERY far away if God ever decides to strike someone with lightning. It makes a very cool bright light, lots of sparks and an EXTREMEMLY loud crash. All of these are indications that your house has indeed been hit by a bolt of lightning. The other really good indicator is that suddenly, you have no electricity. Then, when the electric company comes and fixes the pole, you find that you have lost a few expensive things.... a T.V., an XBox, a stereo reciever... oh yeah, and a washing machine. Somehow, don't ask me how, the computer managed to survive. One bright spot.... It is definitely helpful. BUT, my plan was not to come to Mississippi , leaving behind family, friends, dog, fish and house and LOSE MY STUFF. So, my conclusion... lightning bites.