It was good to wake up this morning and not have sore legs.  I wondered after our power walk around the bay yesterday… Curves really does work! 

The day turned out cooler than we thought, but it was a nice walk.  Great place for adults, kids, and bikes.  I highly recommend you try it sometime.

After we drove to Cabela’s to show Hannalie (from Capetown, South Africa) all the animal mounts from her beloved country.  I hadn’t noticed the lion kill when I was there before.  Right over one of the changing rooms.  Two zebras going full tilt and a lion grabbing one on the hiney.  This life size scene resembled the one we saw for real a few years ago.  Take your kids and grandkids to Cabela’s.  They will love it. 

We saw Melissa and Sam McKeen there.  They are the youth leaders at my brother’s church… I first got to know Melissa (and fell in love with her) on a trip to Hungary.  Now, she’s married to a guy from one of Bob’s farms.  Great pair, those two.

From Cabela’s we shopped til we dropped at Christmas tree shop.  Found lots of items for Camp Curves (Cry, they are still in my car) and for my ladies luncheon that I’m planning for next year in Guate. 

Hannalie had wanted to go to Whole Foods for their natural foods buffet, but we were out of time and she reluctantly settled for Park food at the Sea Dogs game.  There was a lot of action and the Dogs racked up 10 runs to Ackron’s 0 runs.  So, we decided we’d wait until the 7^th inning stretch and then head home.  By then the score was 10 to 9!  We still left, fully confident that the Sea Dogs would not let it slip through their fingers.  But, when I got home and checked the news, they managed to lose 11-10.  No way.

After church today we had a farewell lunch at Foshay’s for Jeff and Haley who will soon move to North Carolina.  We also surprised Pastor Wayne with a belated 50^th birthday party.  There was tons of lasagna, salad, cake, and other desserts.  Good times, but very hot and humid… like 95 degrees. 

I’ve mentioned Olivia before.  She was born with downs syndrome.  She’s had surgeries and was near death more than once.  Last night the doctors called to say that they wanted to pull her ventilator today and just let her die.  Her lungs don’t work and her heart surgery is just not able to pump blood through her body. 

So, Fred and Janelle made the sad trip to the hospital this morning and to their surprise, the doctor met them with “Today is not the day to do this.  She has rallied during the night.”  Don’t try to tell me that prayer doesn’t work.  She is a miracle.  The doctor wants to give her a couple of more days and has told the parents how much he wants her to make it.  Please, God.  They’ve all been through so much.  Please let her live. 

As Pastor Wayne prayed for her this morning, he prayed that if she lived it would be for God, but if she died it would be gain for her.  God has a plan.  Keep praying for sweet baby Olivia. 

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