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So I don't even want to look and see what the last date was that I posted. I've somehow gotten buried under a bunch of CC related emails and phone calls and am now just able to come up for air! I do love helping other people get up and running with classical conversations, but since I'm not so very organized it tends to eat up more of my time than it should.And then we've all been sick, Daniel's had a rotten headcold that is finally almost done, but he's been waking up at about 4:30 am every morning. I felt sorry for him the first time b/c his eyes were all yucked up with goop, so after I cleaned him up, I let him come into bed with me. He's a rare kid (in our house) who will just lie there with his head on my chest and go to sleep. sooo cute. For about 15 minutes. And then i realize that I can't l sleep. so I put him back to bed and he cries for what seems to be an hour before he goes back to sleep.
And Then, my brother is in the hospital, so that also has taken up more of my brain space! I would appreciate your prayers for my brother, if the Lord lays it on your heart. His name is Tim, he's 27 and was admitted to the ER last Sunday with severe headaches after a week of the flu. Well, turns out it wasn't the flu, it was a brain bleed. So to make a long story short, he is slated to have surgery on Wednesday to remove the blood clot that they found in his head. I have complete confidence that the Lord is working through all of this and I'm not overly anxious or worried, but I covet the prayers of the righteous (that'd be you!). He'll have a 6-8 week recovery period after the surgery, and hopefully he can come here and stay with us. I'm sooo very thankful that he's back in Va and not still living out in Colorado! His fiancee Leslie has been a tremendous blessing, she's been able to go see him every day, I've not been to the hospital yet. I'm afraid I'm going to make him sick!
So, that's my life in a nutshell for the past week. I finally pulled out my bible tonight and blew off the week of accumulated dust and finished the book of Deuteronomy. That book is such a blessing and encouragement. Here is a verse that spoke to my heart tonight that I shall share with my brother: Moses spoke these words to the Israelites who were preparing to go face the "giants" in the land, they ring true for us today with all of our own personal giants.
Deut. 31:8 The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
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