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March 29 MOVING!No, no, no, we're not moving out of this house (although I'm about at that point) I've moved my blog again. I know, I KNOW!!! I just moved back here from blogger a few short months ago. Why did I move? Because in addition to my msn blog buddies, I have blog buddies that do not have msn blogs. And they can't leave messages here because they don't have an msn account. Msn can be sooo snobby!! And I don't want to be a snob anymore. So I checked out wordpress last night and I really like it. Is this permanent? I don't know. But I like it a heck of a lot more than msn and definitely more than blogger. So I just moved. Call it indecisiveness. Call it boredom. Call it what you want. And then come visit me.... Click here!! I will keep this blog up indefinitely - because I still will be visiting my msn blog friends with this account. (Did you really think I wouldn't?) And...well...let's face it. I might get down the road in a few weeks or months and decide that I can't live without my msn blog again, a similar situation to what happened with blogger. I don't know. I am in the process of transferring some things from here to over there, so you'll see changes in the next few days. So, if you have a link to me on your blog, will you please change it to the new one? Stop by my new place soon! The coffee is ALWAYS on!! (And if that isn't a big enough bribe, I have chocolate too.) March 28 Fasting and FeastingFasting and Feasting Fast from worry, and feast on trust in God. Fast from complaining, and feast on appreciation. Fast from negatives, and feast on affirmatives. Fast from hostility, and feast on tenderness. Fast from bitterness, and feast on forgiveness. Fast from self-concern, and feast on compassion for others. Fast from the shadows of sorrow, and feast on the sunlight of serenity. Fast from idle gossip, and feast on purposeful silence. Fast from judging others, and feast on the Christ within them. Fast from emphasis on differences, and feast on that which unites us. Fast from darkness, and feast on light. Fast from the powerlessness of illness, and feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that pollute, and feast on phrases that purify. Fast from discontent, and feast on gratitude. Fast from anger, and feast on optimism. Fast from personal anxiety, and feast on eternal truth. Fast from discouragement, and feast on hope. Fast from situations that depress, and feast on moments that uplift. Fast from lethargy, and feast on enthusiasm. Fast on suspicion, and feast on truth. Fast from thoughts that weaken, and feast on promises that inspire. Fast from problems that overwhelm, and feast on the one who never fails. God bless :) March 27 Still at itWe are on day #3 of the plumbing company, the sanitation company, and the city working at our house. Well, I use the term "working" loosely. They worked all day Friday, then all day yesterday. They didn't find the break in the pipe till about 3:00 yesterday. Then they left early for the day. They showed up at 7:30 this morning. I heard that blasted BEEP BEEP BEEP as they came down the street. We now have a hole in our yard big enough to fit 2 swimming pools in, and it is no less than 20 feet deep. The city is now saying that they will "let us" take a "deal" and only pay for Friday and Monday's work, which "only" totals around $4000. They'll pay the rest, which will be around $6000 more. Yep, that's right, we're having $10,000 worth of work done. It makes me sick to think about it. Especially since it's the city's fault in the first place. But, if we didn't take that "deal" when they offered it, we would have had to pay the entire thing. Less of two evils, I guess. We're in the process of getting a lawyer to see what our other options are. That's just something else we can't afford, but what can you do? We're also taking that window/roof guy to court - the one that ran off with about $3000 of ours this past winter. We're completely overwhelmed. And broke. But God is bigger than all of this, and he will get us through, just like he always has. Here are some pics from the last few days... This is the steel brace they had to put in once they dug down past 10 or 15 feet, because the hole could cave in on those guys. This is about 20 feet down here. You can't really see the bottom of it.  This one is a picture of the asphalt that poured out of our pipe when they broke it free. The city had poured no less than 2 tons of asphalt down a pothole in the alley, which was right on top of our pipe line. The asphalt got into a crack in our pipe and clogged the pipe, therefore causing the sewage to back up into our house.  But the city says it's not their fault. In fact their words were, "That's YOUR problem, not ours" I'm thinking of making that my new motto and posting it on a sign in our yard. These next two are just pics of the guys digging the dirt/asphalt/sewage out of the 20 foot hole, and from the pile of dirt beside the hole, and into the truck. It took them most of the day yesterday. These pictures are just for my nephews' and nieces' benefit :)   This has been our life since Friday when they showed up. Even though we are not able to use the plumbing during the day when they're working, we are luckily able to use it at night when they're gone. They told us it didn't matter - it would just back up in the hole (along with the 5 million inches of rainwater - because it's rained every single day). Yeah, the thought of them having to deal with it when they show up in the morning to work is waaaaaaaaay gross, but hey, what can ya do? They're apparently ok with it, so I'm ok with it too. They're telling us they should have it done by tonight. I'm so gullible. Because when they told us that this morning, part of me actually believed them. Then I remembered they had told me that Friday. And Monday. I'll believe it when I see it. Like I said, God will get us through this. I just keep reminding myself of that. I was having a really hard time with all of this Saturday morning. As I was getting ready for the day, all I could think about is how we can't afford this. How will we pay? How will we get through this. My mind was full of negative thoughts. All of a sudden, Psalm 121: 1-2 popped into my head. I'll share the whole Psalm with you... Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— 2 My help comes from the LORD, 3 He will not let your foot slip— 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel 5 The LORD watches over you— 6 the sun will not harm you by day, 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm— 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going March 25 This made me giggleI found this video on youtube. Just thought I'd share. Keep watching it, because it gets interesting towards the end. March 24 Gotta love friends like thatThere were only four of us at Bible study the other night, as many gals in our group were home sick. My friend Christine was sitting next to me, on my right. I suddenly got the hiccups, and was trying to be discreet as another friend was talking. It didn't really work. After several "Excuse me"s, my friend Christine just hauled off and smacked me on the arm as hard as she could. I looked at her, horrified, and wondered what was wrong with her. She said "Hey, I'm just trying to help you out. I was just trying to scare them out of you" To my utter surprise, it worked. I didn't hiccup once more. Now that's a sign of a great friend. One who's not afraid to hit you when you need it. Have a great weekend! God bless :) |
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