Wow, where do I start? So much has been happening lately that it all just sort of blurs together. It seems that everyone I know is facing some sort of crisis right now. Yesterday one of my best friends texted me to tell me that she had gotten some of her test results back and is facing the possibility of cancer. I started to text her back and quickly abandoned that idea and called her instead- texting is just too slow for me. I was glad I called- she was discouraged and scared. I think that sometimes, especially as Believers, that we feel that it shows a lack of faith if we admit to being scared or worried. And that's not true- we need to remember that faith isn't the lack of fear or worry, it's the moving forward in spite of it, hanging on to the knowledge that God is right there through it all.

On Tuesday morning, after our son had left for work, someone broke into their house. The guy punched our daughter in law in the face, got her down on the living room floor and tried to rape her. One of the dogs bit him and our daugher in law hit the guy over the head with something. He left on foot. The police were summoned immediately and conducted a huge 9 hour search for him but didn't find him. As of today nothing further has developed that we know about. Our daughter in law has a bad bruise on her face and is pretty shook up but she's a tough one and assures everyone she's ok.

On a happier note- yesterday was my Dad's 75th birthday and we were invited to his party. This is truly an answer to many prayers as our relationship was almost non-existent for several years. I am so thankful to God for His hand in healing our family ties and bringing us all back together.