Wow! Another beautiful day! Clear, blue skies. Cool. Very sunny. It's gorgeous.

I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. Mine was fun and relaxing....we went out to eat on Friday night, my dh cooked on Saturday night, we went to church on Sunday morning, they took me to Kohl's to buy a new outfit, and we came home and piddled around for the rest of the day. It was very lovely.

Monday morning  ~  the kids are still sleeping. I've got laundry going. So, I thought I'd try to think through the schedule this week. Today I have a dear friend coming over for lunch. She's had a really hard year and finally, by the grace of God, is on the upswing and out of a deep, deep pit of depression. She's had a ton of tests done, went to Mayo clinic,  and ended up in the hospital several times. But God is so good and definitely answering prayers.

Bruce's great-gran had a very hard week last week. We went over to Illinois on Monday to see her, because she had been admitted into the hospital with pneumonia on Saturday. She's almost 92yo and is such an amazing woman. She is a prayer warrior and has been a wonderful mentor to me over the last 16 years. I love her dearly. She felt for sure that this was her time to move on to heaven. But, it appears God has still a purpose for her staying here with us. My guess is that her prayers are so powerful, and we all need them so much. She also has a huge burden for the church in general. So many are under attack, and she has recognized over the last year that we need to unite in prayer for the church of God around the world.

She is still in the hospital today. She was sortof up and down all week. Thankfully, her pneumonia has cleared, her kidneys are much better, and her heart rate has stabled. They're just waiting for her blood pressure to come up some. I think they're going to move her into a skilled care facility until she's ready for assisted care. I'm so thankful that we have family there in town too. Up until now, Gladys has lived with one of her daughters and her family for the last several years.

This week will be a week to complete a few activities...thank you, Lord!! Our last Cub Scout pack meeting for the year is Thursday night. Our last Girl Scout meeting and awards ceremony is this week. We have one more planning meeting for our Family Camp Weekend (Memorial Day Weekend) for church. And, the girls and I are finalizing our plans for our Girlfriend's Retreat the first weekend in June. Hallelujah! I'm so excited!!

For school, we are coming to the end of several subjects. I'm thinking we'll be done with our full-time schedule by the end of May. After that, we'll do a couple days a week with math, reading and writing...except for the weeks of camp. I've been working on our schedule for next year. Things are coming together. At the used curriculum sale we had last Friday, I found several items that were on my list. I was ecstatic to save myself about $150!!! I'll try to hunt for stuff used for the next month or so and then tackle whatever I have left.

Well, that's all I have for now. I hope you have a great week!!

 Deborah